John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:1
And it came to pass the same year ,.... That the prophet was bid to make yokes and bonds, and send them to the neighbouring kings, whose ambassadors were in Zedekiah's court; and when he spoke the things related in the preceding chapter to Zedekiah, the priests, and people: in the beginning the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah ; perhaps in the first year of his reign: in the fourth year, and in the fifth month ; not in the fourth year of Zedekiah's reign, though the Septuagint and A... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 28:1-9
This struggle between a true prophet and a false one is said here to have happened in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, and yet in the fourth year, for the first four years of his reign might well be called the beginning, or former part, of it, because during those years he reigned under the dominion of the king of Babylon and as a tributary to him; whereas the rest of his reign, which might well be called the latter part of it, in distinction from that former part, he reigned in... read more