Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Shelemiah, a priest during King Zedekiah's reign; father of Jehucal.
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Shelemiah was a priest who lived during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. He was the father of Jehucal (or Jucal), who was one of the officials sent by Zedekiah to ask Jeremiah to pray for the people (Jer.37.3). Later, Jehucal was among the officials who accused Jeremiah of discouraging the soldiers and sought to have him put to death (Jer.38.1-4). Shelemiah's role is limited to being mentioned as Jehucal's father.
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8018
Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
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