Irijah
Son of Shelemiah and Shelemiah, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at Jeremiah 37:13.
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JeremiahWhen he was in Benjamin’s gate, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans!”
Jeremiah 37:13
Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah siezed Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
Jeremiah 37:14
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.” — Jeremiah 37:13
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).