Jeremiah 26:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, hath this word been from Jehovah, saying:

Young's Literal Translation

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

2'Thus said Jehovah, Stand thou in the court of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast spoken unto all [those of] the cities of Judah who are coming in to bow themselves in the house of Jehovah, all the words that I have commanded thee to speak unto them, thou dost not diminish a word.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 3:15And sons of Josiah: the first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

Jeremiah 1:3and it is in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the removal of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

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

Jeremiah 36:1And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, 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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