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Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entry that is in the house of Yahweh: and the king said to Jeremiah, I will ask you a thing; hide nothing from me.
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A Desperate, Secret Meeting
Commentators note that King Zedekiah chose "the third entry" for his meeting with Jeremiah. This was likely a private, secure passage from the palace to the temple, chosen to keep the interview secret from the hostile officials who wanted Jeremiah dead. This secrecy underscores the king's weakness and fear of his own court.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The third entry - There was probably a passage from the palace to the temple at this entry, and the meeting would take place in some private…
19th Century
Anglican
The third entry in the house of the Lord. —In 2 Kings 16:18 we read of the king’s entry without, an outside e…
16th Century
Protestant
Another narrative is added here: King Zedekiah again sent for Jeremiah to come to him in the Temple—that is, in the court of the Temple. For it was…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to him When the prophet was…
Jeremiah was not eager to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life and add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, Jeremiah is freed from the fear of death, his safety having been granted to him by the king.
The agreement for his…
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