Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 1:2
2The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
Jeremiah 1:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
- New International Version (NIV)The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
- English Standard Version (ESV)to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
- New King James Version (NKJV)to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Context of Jeremiah 1:2
1These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 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. 4The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Read all of Jeremiah 1Jeremiah 1:2 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו בִּימֵ֛י יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמ֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- toיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- in the thirteenthשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- in the thirteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- of the reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Amonאָמוֹן'âmôn · AmonH526
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
Cross-references for Jeremiah 1:2
- Jeremiah 1:4The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
- 1 Kings 13:20While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,
- Hosea 1:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
- Jonah 1:1Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
- Micah 1:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
- 2 Kings 21:25As for the rest of the acts of Amon, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 2 Kings 22:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
- 2 Kings 23:1Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 34:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
- 2 Chronicles 35:1Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 1:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Came - literally, was (and in Jeremiah 1:4); the phrase implies that Jeremiah possessed God‘s word from that time onward, not fitfully as coming and going, but constantly. The thirteenth year of his reign - According to the ordinary reckoning, this would be 629 b.c., but if the Ptolemaic canon be right in putting the capture of Jerusalem at 586 b.c., it would be two years later, namely 627 b.c. However, according to the Assyrian chronology, it would be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are not on this list of kings. Each ruled for less than three months.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Jehoiakim ... Josiah ... Zedekiah--Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are omitted for they reigned only three months each. The first and last of the kings under whom each prophet prophesied are often thus specified in the general title. See on these kings, and Jeremiah's life, my Introduction. thirteenth ... of his reign--(Jr 25:3). fifth month--(2Ki 25:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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