with some other captive Jews, was put to death by Nebuchadnezzar II "at Riblah in the land of Hamath" (2 Kings 25:21). A Kohathite ancestor of the prophet Samuel (1 Chr 6:36). The father of Josiah, the kohen (priest) who dwelt in Jerusalem when Darius I issued the decree that the temple should be rebuilt ... (Zech 6:10). See also Book of Zephaniah Twelve Minor Prophets Apocalypse of Zephaniah (pseudepigraphic book) References Attribution External links Jewish translations: Tzefaniah - Zephaniah (Judaica Press) translation with Rashi's commentary at Chabad.org Christian translations: Zephaniah at The Great Books (New Revised Standard Version) Zephaniah at Wikisource (Authorised King James Version) Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia 7th-century BCE Jews 7th-century BC writers Hebrew-language names Christian saints from the Old Testament Book of Zephaniah