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Hammelech

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: H

By: James P. Boyd

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Duration: 9sec

Jeremiah 36:26; 38:6

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(king). Hardly a proper name (Jer. 36:26; 38:6²⁶But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them. (Jeremiah 36:26)
⁶Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. (Jeremiah 38:6)).

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