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Jeremiah 36:26

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 36:26

Verse 26 of 32

Scripture focus

But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

Jeremiah 36:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 36:26

Theological / Devotional

The son of Hammelech. Or, “the son of the king.” Jerahmeel must have been the king’s “son” only in the sense of belonging to the “royal house” (see Esther 1:9), for Jehoiakim was only 25 years old “when he began to reign” (2 Kings 23:36), and so at this time could not have had a son old enough to carry out his command.

The Lord hid them. Though Jeremiah and Baruch had hid themselves (see on v. 19), it was divine providence that kept the king from finding them.

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