Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.
Son - descendant.
Of Immer - one of the original "governors of the sanctuary and of the house of God," 24 in all - i:e., 16 of the sons of Eleazar and 8 of the sons of Ithamur (1 Chronicles 24:14). This Pashur is distinct from Pashur, son of Melchiah (Jeremiah 21:1). The "captains" (Luke 22:4) seem to have been over the 24 guards of the temple, and had only the right of apprehending any who were guilty of delinquency within it; but the Sanhedrim had the judicial power over such delinquents (Grotius) (Jeremiah 26:8; Jeremiah 26:10; Jeremiah 26:16).