Jeremiah 26:1

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Thus, saith Yahweh,—Stand thou in the court of the house of Yahweh, and speak unto all the cities of Judah who are entering in to bow down in the house of Yahweh, all the words which I have commanded thee to speak unto them,—do not thou keep back a word:

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Cross References

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

Jeremiah 1:3it came also in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah,—as far as the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.

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

Jeremiah 36:1And it came to pass, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, 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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