³ Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal^(A) son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah^(B) son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, requesting, ‘Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf! ’

Jeremiah Thrown into a Cistern

38 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal^[a] son of Shelemiah,^(A) and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard the words Jeremiah was speaking to all the people: