Jeremiah 39:14
took Jeremiah from the guard's courtyard, and they handed him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. Jeremiah stayed there with his own people.
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2 Kings 22:12Then he gave orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, son of Shaphan, Acbor, son of Micaiah, Shaphan, the scribe, and Asaiah the king's assistant, saying,
Psalms 105:19until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Jeremiah 26:24However, Ahikam, son of Shaphan, took Jeremiah's side so he was not handed over to the people to be killed.
Jeremiah 38:13and using the ropes they pulled him up and took him out of the cistern. Jeremiah stayed there in the guard's courtyard.
Jeremiah 39:15During the time that Jeremiah had been kept prisoner in the guard's courtyard, a message from the Lord had come to him:
Jeremiah 40:7The Judean army commanders and their men who were still in the field found out that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor of the country and had put him in charge of the poorest people of the country—the men, women, and children who hadn't been exiled to Babylon.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 39:12-18
Jerusalem Released. ( b. c. 588.) 11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 13 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; 14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of… Read the whole commentary →