Irijah

Son of Shelemiah and Shelemiah, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at Jeremiah 37:13.

Lived: Divided Monarchy

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1

Family & lineage

BibleSon of Shelemiah and Shelemiah.

Jeremiah 37:13

↳ Shelemiah (Jer 37:13) · Shelemiah (Neh 3:30)

Where in scripture

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 37:13 Jeremiah 37:14

Family

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).