Jehucal
Jehucal (or Jucal) was an official during King Zedekiah's reign who opposed the prophet Jeremiah and sought his punishment.
The name Jehucal means “mighty; perfect; wasted”
MaleDivided Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book5 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jeremiah 37:3; referred to as Jehucal (יְהוּכַל) or Jucal (יוּכַל); a son of Shelemiah.
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Mentions
Includes 3 verses that refer to Jehucal without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Jeremiah 37:3יְהוּכַל · JehucalYet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
- Jeremiah 37:7Referred to, not named“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.
- Jeremiah 37:9Referred to, not namedThis is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!
- Jeremiah 37:10Referred to, not namedIndeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”
- Jeremiah 38:1יוּכַל · JucalNow Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people: