Jehucal
여후갈
Named at Jeremiah 37:3 as “Jehucal the son of Shelemiah”, whom Zedekiah the king sent with Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.” 38:1 names “Jucal the son of Shelemiah” among those who heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, and 38:4 says that the princes then said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death”. The two verses spell the name otherwise (the Korean Revised Version 여후갈 and 유갈, WEB Jehucal and Jucal) and give the same father, Shelemiah; this collection records the two names as one man.
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- JER 37:3–10, engwebp
3Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.”
4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.
5Pharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6Then the LORD’s word came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
7“The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land.
8The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’
9“The LORD says, ‘Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us;” for they will not depart.
10For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and only wounded men remained among them, they would each rise up in his tent and burn this city with fire.’”
- JER 38:1–6, engwebp
1Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
2“The LORD says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’
3The LORD says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’”
4Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death, because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”
5Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”
6Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
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Took part in (2) — King Zedekiah sends Jehucal and Zephaniah the priest to Jeremiah to ask him to pray, and the LORD’s word comes that the Chaldeans will come again and burn this city, The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son
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Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.”
Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Jehucal (person-jehucal) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/jehucal Current wording: Named at Jeremiah 37:3 as “Jehucal the son of Shelemiah”, whom Zedekiah the king sent with Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.” 38:1 names “Jucal the son of Shelemiah” among those who heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, and 38:4 says that the princes then said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death”. The two verses spell the name otherwise (the Korean Revised Version 여후갈 and 유갈, WEB Jehucal and Jucal) and give the same father, Shelemiah; this collection records the two names as one man. Cited evidence: JER 37:3–10, engwebp / JER 38:1–6, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.