Jehucal
Son of Shelemiah and Shelemiah, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at Jeremiah 37:3.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Family & lineage
Life, role & deeds
ArchaeologyJehucal son of Shelemiah — an official who urged the king against Jeremiah — is named on a clay seal-impression reading 'belonging to Yehukhal son of Shelemyahu', excavated in the City of David in 2005.
Bulla reading 'lyhwkl bn šlmyhw bn šby' (Yehukal son of Shelemyahu son of Shovi), excavated by Eilat Mazar in the City of David (royal-quarter summit, above the Stepped Stone Structure), 2005; published in E. Mazar, The Palace of King David: Excavations at the Summit of the City of David, Preliminary Report 2005–2007 (Jerusalem/New York: Shoham Academic, 2009); cf. Jeremiah 38:1
Where in scripture
JeremiahZedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.”
Jeremiah 37:3
Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
Jeremiah 38:1
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Make prayer now to the Lord our God for us.” — Jeremiah 37:3
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).