Delaiah
the name means Jah has delivered Strong's Lexicon
Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, was an official during King Jehoiakim's reign who heard Baruch read Jeremiah's scroll.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chr. 24:18).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Shemaiah
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First named at Jeremiah 36:12.
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Verses that name Delaiah
- Jeremiah 36:12 he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
- Jeremiah 36:25 Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.