Jeremiah 36:12

Translations

Modern

…he 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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…and he went down to the house of the king, into the chamber of the scribe, and there all the princes were sitting—Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Achbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

Latin

…descendit in domum regis, ad gazophylacium scribæ, et ecce ibi omnes principes sedebant: Elisama scriba, et Dalaias filius Semeiæ, et Elnathan filius Achobor, et Gamarias filius Saphan, et Sedecias filius Hananiæ, et universi principes:

Original

Hebrew

English

…he 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.

Notes

Jeremiah 36:11–13

Micaiah understood the importance of the Lord's messages that Baruch read. He ensured the palace officials knew what was said.

Jeremiah 36:1–32

This description of Jehoiakim’s cynical response to God's call for repentance and obedience (Jeremiah 36:3, 7) highlights the hopelessness of the situation.
Nowhere else does the Old Testament offer such detailed information about preserving spoken messages in written form.

Jeremiah 35:1–36:32

These two chapters reflect on events from twenty years ago when Jehoiakim was king.

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch Jeremiah The Written Word

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 26:22
Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.
Jeremiah 36:25
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
2 Kings 22:12
…and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
Jeremiah 41:1
In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.
2 Kings 22:14
So 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.
2 Kings 24:8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 28:1–17
In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:
2 Kings 22:3
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 36:20–21
So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.
Jeremiah 36:10–11
From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.

People

Achbor: Official during the reign of King Josiah Delaiah: Official during King Jehoiakim's reign Elishama: A secretary during Jehoiakim's reign Elnathan: A royal official during the reign of King Jehoiakim Gemariah: Son of Shaphan; official during Jehoiakim's reign; opposed burning scroll Hananiah: An official during the reign of King Jehoiakim Shaphan: Scribe during the reign of King Josiah Shemaiah: Scribe during Jehoiakim's reign Zedekiah: Official during the reign of King Jehoiakim

Glossary

Acbor Baruch Book of Jeremiah Delaiah Elishama Elnathan Gemariah Hananiah Jehoiachin Jehoiakim Leather Megilloth Micaiah Michaiah Prophet, Prophetess Shaphan Shemaiah Zedekiah

Topics

Achbor: Father of Elnathan Baruch: An Amanuensis (Copyist) of Jeremiah Delaiah: A Prince of Judah Elishama: A Secretary to Jehoiakim Elnathan: Father of Nehushta, the Mother of King Jehoiachin Gemariah: Son of Shaphan Hananiah: Father of Zedekiah Jeremiah: The Prophet: Prophecies of, Destroyed by Jehoiakim Michaiah: Son of Gemariah: Who Expounds to the Prophecies of Jeremiah Read by to the People Scribe(s): A Writer and Transcriber of the Law Shaphan: A Scribe of King Josiah: Father of Gemariah Shemaiah: Father of Delaiah Zedekiah: A Prince of Judah

Jeremiah 36:12

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