Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Shelemiah was sent with Jerahmeel to arrest Jeremiah and Baruch.
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Shelemiah was sent with Jerahmeel in the events surrounding Jeremiah's scroll (Jer.36.26). After King Jehoiakim burned Jeremiah's scroll, which contained prophecies of judgment, he sent Jerahmeel, along with two others, to arrest Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch. However, the Lord hid them, and they were not found. Shelemiah is mentioned only as Jerahmeel's father and is not recorded as having any other role in the narrative.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8018
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
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