Ahikam: Brother of support helper, one of the five whom 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 was 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.
