Jeremiah 26:24 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 26:16-24

Here is, I. The acquitting of Jeremiah from the charge exhibited against him. He had indeed spoken the words as they were laid in the indictment, but they are not looked upon to be seditious or treasonable, ill-intended or of any bad tendency, and therefore the court and country agree to find him not guilty. The priests and prophets, notwithstanding his rational plea for himself, continued to demand judgment against him; but the princes, and all the people, are clear in it that this man is not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

Nevertheless, the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah ,.... Though this instance was urged as a precedent to go by, being lately done; or though the king's cruelty had been so lately exercised in such a manner; yet this man, who had been one of Josiah's courtiers and counsellors, 2 Kings 22:12 ; stood by Jeremiah, and used all his power, authority, and influence, in his favour: that they should not give him into the hand of the people, to put him to death ; that the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:24

The hand of Ahikam - was with Jeremiah - And it was probably by his influence that Jeremiah did not share the same fate with Urijah. The Ahikam mentioned here was probably the father of Gedaliah, who, after the capture of Jerusalem, was appointed governor of the country by Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah 40:5 . Of the Prophet Urijah, whether he was true or false, we know nothing but what we learn from this place. That they should not give him into the hand of the people - Though acquitted in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:24

Verse 24 There is here an adversative particle, and not without reason; for the contention is pointed out which had so raged that it became difficult to extricate the holy Prophet from danger. We hence conclude that Jeremiah was in so much peril that it was with great and arduous effort that Ahikam saved him. There is a frequent mention of this man in sacred history, and his name will hereafter be found in several places, and he was left to govern the remnant of the people after the demolition... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:1-24

JEREMIAH 'S TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:1-24

The prophet of God arraigned by the nation. Jeremiah's position, as that of all prophets, was necessarily a public one; to every man is he sent with the message. It is inadmissible for him to soften or lessen what he has to speak, which is nothing else than an indictment of the entire people (verses 4-6). In default of their repentance his arraignment by them is, therefore, all but inevitable. Indifference could not well be feigned; words like his were certain to produce an effect. I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

Nevertheless the hand of Ahi-kant, etc.; i.e. in spite of the prepossession against prophets like Jeremiah which this incident reveals, Ahikam threw all his influence into the scale of toleration.' The same Ahikam is mentioned in circumstances which reflect credit on his religion in 2 Kings 22:12-14 . One of his sons, Gemariah, lent Baruch his official room for the reading of the prophecies of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 36:10 ); another was the well-known Gedaliah, who became governor of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

A friend in need. Ahikam proves himself to be a true friend to Jeremiah by standing by him in the hour of danger. He is not like Joseph of Arimathaea, who was unheard of till he came and begged the dead body of his Lord. When the danger was greatest, he first made himself known on the side of the prophet. I. HE WAS JUST . Jeremiah had been maligned. But Ahikam knew him to be innocent. To have allowed him to perish would have involved complicity in the murder of the prophet. Yet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

Help raised up for God's servants in times of peril. I. OF WHAT SORT IT IS . 1. Unexpected . 2. Opportune . 3. Effective . 4. Not what man would choose . II. WHAT IT TEACHES US . 1. The infinite resources of God . 2. The weakness of evil . 3. Those who will not willingly obey God are made to serve him unwillingly . 4. God chooses his own way of dealing with his servants and his truth .—M. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

A friend in need. I. THE EVIDENT PERIL OF JEREMIAH . A large Body of the people had been somehow influenced to take his side, but how long their favorable mood of mind might continue, who could tell? There was no Hezekiah on the throne to encourage such a feeling and make it permanent. Moreover, there is an ebullition of fury which is fatal to one who, as far as the record enables us to judge, occupied a far less prominent position than Jeremiah. If Urijah was slain, how could... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 26:16-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 26:24

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