Jeremiah 52:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

Seraiah the chief priest - different from the Seraiah (Jeremiah 51:59) son of Neraiah, who was sent to Babylon in the fourth year of Zedekiah, and who is described as "a quiet prince." Probably son of Azariah, sprung from Eleazar and Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:14).

Zephaniah - son of Maaseiah (notes, Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 29:25).

Jeremiah 52:24

24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:g