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The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
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Verse 18. Saraias, father of Esdras, and of Josedeck, who succeeded in the Pontificate, 1 Ezra 7:1. and 1 Chronicles 6:14. Tirinus.—Sophonias. He was perhaps chief of the fourth band of door-keepers, mentioned 1 Chronicles 9:17. 24 and vice-gerent of the High-priest, to supply his place, in case of any accident. We find no mention of such a priest in the law, but Eleazar possessed a similar power, Numbers 3:32. Calmet.—Keepers. These seem to have concealed themselves in the temple. Menochius.—They were punished, as the counsellors of Sedecias, by being beheaded or crucified. Lamentations 5:12. Tirinus.
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