SERAIAH. 1. Called also Sheva, Shisha, and Shavsha. David's scribe, 2 Sam. 8:17; 20:25; 1 Kin. 4:3; 1 Chr. 18:16. 2. Chief priest at time of taking of Jerusalem, 2 Kin. 25:18. Father of Ezra, Ezra 7:1. Slain by Nebuchadnezzar, 2 Kin. 25:18-21; Jer. 52:24-27. 3. An Israelite captain who surrendered to Gedaliah, 2 Kin. 25:23; Jer. 40:8. 4. Son of Kenaz, 1 Chr. 4:13,14. 5. A Simeonite, 1 Chr. 4:35. 6. A priest who returned from the Babylonian captivity, Ezra 2:2; Neh. 12:1,12. Called Azariah, Neh. 7:7. 7. One who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, Neh. 10:2. Possibly identical with 6, above. 8. A ruler of the temple after the captivity, Neh. 11:11. 9. Son of Azriel. Commanded by king Jehoiakim to seize Jeremiah, Jer. 36:26. 10. A servant of Zedekiah, Jer. 51:59,61.