Jeremiah 26:1

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“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 · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 26:1 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 23:34Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
  2. 1 Chronicles 3:15The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:4Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.
  4. Jeremiah 1:3and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
  5. Jeremiah 25:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
  6. Jeremiah 27:1At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
  7. Jeremiah 35:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
  8. Jeremiah 36:1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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