Jeremiah 26:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.”
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“Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king Jehoiakim sendeth men to Egypt--Elnathan son of Achbor, and men with him unto Egypt--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 26:22 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 22:12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
- 2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
- Psalms 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- Jeremiah 29:3The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:
- Jeremiah 36:12he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
- Jeremiah 36:25Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
- Jeremiah 39:14had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
- Ezekiel 8:11Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.
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