Irijah was a gatekeeper in Jerusalem during the time of Jeremiah (prophet). He misunderstood that Jeremiah was going to surrender to Babylon and arrested him.
Jer 37:13When he was at the Benjamin Gate), a captain of the guard named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah), the grandson of Hananiah), arrested the prophet Jeremiah), saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.”Jer 37:14Jeremiah) said, “That is a lie! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah) and brought him to the officials.