Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Committed
Ahikam
General references
Bible References
Took
Jeremiah 39:15
Now while Jeremiah lay yet bound in the fore entry of the prison, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
Jeremiah 37:21
Then Zedekiah the king commanded to put Jeremiah in the fore entry of the prison, and daily to be given him a cake of bread of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was eaten up. Thus Jeremiah remained in the fore entry of the prison.
Jeremiah 38:13
So they drew up Jeremiah with cords and took him out of the dungeon, and he remained in the fore entry of the prison.
Jeremiah 40:1
This is the manner how the LORD intreated Jeremiah, when Nebuzaradan the chief Captain had let him go free from Ramah, whither he had led him bound among all the prisoners, that were carried from Jerusalem and Judah unto Babylon.
Psalm 105:19
until the time that his word came, and until the word of the LORD had tried him.
Committed
Jeremiah 40:5
If thou canst not be content to dwell alone, then remain with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan: whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people, or remain wheresoever it pleaseth thee." So the chief Captain of the guard gave him his expenses with a reward, and let him go.
Jeremiah 41:1
But in the seventh Month it happened, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, one of the king's blood, came with them that were greatest about the king, and ten men that were sworn with him: unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizphah, and ate there together.
2 Kings 25:22
And over the people that remained in the land of Judah, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left, he set Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan.
Ahikam
Jeremiah 26:24
But Ahikam the son of Shaphan helped Jeremiah, that he came not into the hands of the people to be slain.
General references
Jeremiah 38:28
So Jeremiah abode still in the fore entry of the prison, until the day that Jerusalem was won.