He was an official during the time of Zedekiah (King of Judah).
He went back and forth, delivering the writings containing Jeremiah (Prophet)'s prophecy to the king and his officials.
Jer 36:14Then all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch with this message: “Bring in your hand the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.Jer 36:15They said to Baruch, “Sit down and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.Jer 36:16When they heard all the words, they turned in fear one to another and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.”Jer 36:17Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?”Jer 36:18Baruch answered them, “He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in the scroll with ink.”Jer 36:19Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are.”Jer 36:20So they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the scribe, and went into the court to the king and reported all the words in the hearing of the king.Jer 36:21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and in the hearing of all the officials who stood beside the king.Jer 36:22Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, and there was a fire burning in the brazier before him.Jer