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Orville J. Nave

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JEHOAHAZ

–1. Son of Jehu and king of Israel 2Ki 10:35 ; 13:1-9 –2. Son of Jehoram, king of Judah 2Ch 21:17 .See AHAZIAH –3. Also called SHALLUM .King of Judah and successor of Josiah 2Ki 23:30 , 31 ; 1Ch 3:15 ; 2Ch 36:1 ; Jer 22:11 .Wicked reign of 2Ki 23:32 .Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt, invades the kingdom of, defeats him, and takes him away captive to Egypt 2Ki 23:33-35 ; 2Ch 36:3 , 4 .Prophecies concerning Jer 22:10 , 11 , 12

JEREMIAH

–1. Of Libnah, grandfather of Jehoahaz 2Ki 23:31 ; 24:18 ; Jer 52:1 –2. A chief of Manasseh 1Ch 5:24 –3. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:4 –4. Two Gadites who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:10 , 13 –5. The prophet Jer 1:1 .A Rechabite Jer 35:3 .A priest Jer 1:1 .Call of Jer 1:4-19 .Time of his prophecies Jer 3:6 ; 21:1 ; 24:1 ; 25:1-3 ; 26:1 ; 28:1 ; 32:1 ; 34:1 ; 45:1 ; 49:34 .Letter to the captives in Babylon Jer 29 .Sorrow of, under persecution Jer 15:10 , 15 ; 17:15-18 .Conspiracy against Jer 11:21-23 ; 18:18-23 .Foretells the desolation of Jerusalem Jer 19 .Pashur, the governor of the temple, scourges and casts him into prison Jer 20:1-3 .Denounces Pashur Jer 20:3-6 .His melancholy and complaints against God, in consequence of persecution Jer 20:7-18 .Imprisoned by Zedekiah Jer 32 ; 33:1 ; 37:15-21 ; 38:6-13 ; 39:15-18 ; La 3:53-55 .Nebuchadnezzar directs the release of Jer 39:11-14 ; 40:1-4 .Has a friend in Ahikam Jer 26:24 .Ebed-melech, the Egyptian, intercedes to the king for him, and secures his release Jer 38:7-13 .Prophecies of, written by Baruch Jer 36:1-7 , 32 ; 45:1 .Prophecies of, destroyed by Jehoiakim Jer 36:8-32 .Book of the prophecies of, delivered to Seraiah, with a charge from Jeremiah Jer 51:59-64 .Zedekiah seeks counsel from God by Jer 21:1 , 2 ; 37:3 ; 38:14 .His intercession asked .By Johanan and all the people Jer 42:1-6 .By Zedekiah Jer 37:3 .Johanan transports Jeremiah into Egypt Jer 43:1-7 .Foretells the conquest of Egypt by Babylon Jer 43:8-12 .Prophecies of, studied by Daniel Da 9:2 .Celibacy of Jer 16:2 .Purchases a field Jer 32:7-10 .Lamentations of .Over Josiah 2Ch 35:25 .Over the prosperity of the wicked Jer 12:1-6 .Over the desolation of God’s heritage Jer 12:7-13 .Over Jerusalem Jer 4:14-18 ; 8:18-21 ; 9:1 ; 10:19-22 .See BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS La 1 .Lives at Mizpah Jer 40:6 .Prayers of Jer 14:7-9 ; 32:17-25 .Zeal of Jer 15:16

JOHANAN

–1. A Jewish captain 2Ki 25:22-24 .Warns Gedaliah against Ishmael Jer 40:13-16 .Ishmael defeated by Jer 41:11-15 .Sought prayers of Jeremiah Jer 42:2 , 3 .Disobeyed Jeremiah and took him to Egypt Jer 43:1-7 –2. Son of Josiah 1Ch 3:15 –3. A son of Elioenai 1Ch 3:24 –4. A Levite 1Ch 6:9 , 10 –5. Two Israelites who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:4 , 12 –6. An Ephraimite 2Ch 28:12 –7. A returned exile Ezr 8:12 –8. A priest Ezr 10:6 ; Ne 12:22 , 23 .Probably identical with Jonathan Ne 12:11 –9. Son of Tobiah the Ammonite Ne 6:18

JOSIAH

–1. King of Judah 2Ki 21:24-26 ; 22:1 ; 1Ch 3:14 ; 2Ch 33:25 .Ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:10 , 11 .Killed in battle with Pharaoh-necho 2Ki 23:29 , 30 ; 2Ch 35:20-24 .Lamentations for 2Ch 35:25 .Piety of: exemplified in his repairing of the temple 2Ki 22:3-7 ; 2Ch 34:1-4 .Solicitude when the copy of the law was discovered and read to him 2Ki 22:8-20 ; 2Ch 34:14-33 .In keeping a solemn Passover 2Ki 23:21-23 ; 2Ch 35:1-19 .Called JOSIAS Mt 1:10 , 11 .Prophecies concerning 1Ki 13:1-3 .Destroys the altar and high places of idolatry 2Ki 23:3-20 , 24 , 25 –2. Son of Zephaniah Zec 6:10

JOSIAS

–See JOSIAH , number one