Jeremiah 36:20 KJV
And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
Matthew Henry
- The king having heard a part, burns the rollThose who despise the word of God, will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity there is...
Parallel Passages
- Jeremiah 36:12 Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Jeremiah 36:12 Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
- Jeremiah 36:21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Bible Dictionary
- ElishamaWhom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num 1:10; 1 Chr 7:26). (2.) One of David’s sons (2 Sam 5:16). (3.)...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And they went in וַיָּבֹאוּ wayyābōʾww בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- to the king אֶל ʾel Preposition הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- into the court חָצֵרָה ḥāṣērâ חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with ending: toward
- but they laid up הִפְקִדוּ hipqidû פָּקַד Verb · hiphil perfect, third person common plural
- the roll וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and הַמְּגִלָּה hammĕgillâ מְגִלָּה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- in the chamber בְּלִשְׁכַּת bĕliškat לִשְׁכָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע ʾĕlîšāmāʿ אֱלִישָׁמָע Proper name
- the scribe הַסֹּפֵר hassōpēr סָפַר Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and told וַיַּגִּידוּ wayyaggîdû נָגַד Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- all the words אֵת ʾēt Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַדְּבָרִים haddĕbārîm דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural · with the
- in the ears בְּאָזְנֵי bĕʾoznê אֹזֶן Noun · feminine dual construct · with preposition
- of the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
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