Topic
IRIJAH
A captain of the guard who imprisoned the prophet Jeremiah JER 37:13,14
Passages on this topic · 2
- Jeremiah 37:13
When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans!”
- Jeremiah 37:14
Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not falling away to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah siezed Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
From Nave’s Topical Bible (public domain).