Jeremiah 26:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:

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In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

In Context

2“The LORD says: ‘Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Don’t omit a word.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 3:15The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.

Jeremiah 1:3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Jeremiah 27:1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Jeremiah 36:1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:1

As in the history of the Acts of the Apostles that of their preaching and that of their suffering are interwoven, so it is in the account we have of the prophet Jeremiah; witness this chapter, where we are told, I. How faithfully he preached, ver. 1-6 . II. How spitefully he was persecuted for so doing by the priests and the prophets, ver. 7-11 . III. How bravely he stood to his doctrine, in the face of his persecutors, ver. 12-15 . IV. How wonderfully he was protected and delivered by the prudence of the princes… Read the whole commentary →

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