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Ahikam
Meaning: brother of support = helper
This is the name of one of the 5 men that Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law (2 Kings 22:12-14; 2 Chronicles 34:20).
He is the son of Shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of Gedaliah, governor of Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians (2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:5-16; 43:6).
On one occasion he protected Jeremiah against the fury of Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 26:24).
It was in the chamber of another son (Germariah) of Shaphan that Baruch read in the ears of all the people Jeremiah’s roll.
More information
- Who is King Josiah?
- Shaphan
- Who is Gedaliah?
- What is a governor in the Bible?
- Who is Jeremiah?
- What is the Book of Jeremiah?
- Jehoiakim
- Baruch
- Answers about men of the Bible
Article Version: January 21, 2026