III. MESHA, or Messa, or Messach; the High-priest Jehoiada desiring to set the young King Joash upon the Throne of Judah, placed armed Men in different Parts of the Temple, and particularly at the House of Mesha h. Custodietis excubias domûs Messa, 4 Reg. xi. 6. Vulgat. We believe it to be the same as Musach, of which we shall speak more at length hereafter. See also 2 Kings xvi. 18.
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