Verse 24

Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

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  • 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets, hidden them in two caves in groups of fifty, and provided them with bread and water.
  • 2 Kgs 22:12-14 : 12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king’s servant, saying, 13 Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all of Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the LORD’s wrath that is kindled against us because our ancestors did not obey the words of this book by doing everything written concerning us. 14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She was living in Jerusalem in the second district. They spoke to her.
  • Jer 39:14 : 14 They sent and brought Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and handed him over to Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people.
  • Jer 40:5-7 : 5 'If you prefer not to come with me,' he continued, 'then go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the towns of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere it seems right to you.' Then the captain of the guard gave him food and a present and sent him on his way. 6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land. 7 When all the army commanders who were in the countryside, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women, children, and the poor of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon,
  • Jer 1:18-19 : 18 Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue you,' declares the LORD.
  • Jer 15:15-21 : 15 You know, LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. Do not take me away in the prolonging of Your anger; know that I bear reproach for Your sake. 16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your word became to me the joy and delight of my heart, for I am called by Your name, LORD God of Hosts. 17 I did not sit in the company of revelers nor did I rejoice. Because of Your hand, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation. 18 Why has my pain become perpetual, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream, waters that are unreliable? 19 Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'If you return, then I will restore you; you will stand before Me. If you extract the precious from the worthless, you will be My spokesman. They must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.' 20 I will make you a fortified bronze wall to these people. They will fight against you but will not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you,' declares the LORD. 21 'I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the violent.'
  • Acts 23:10 : 10 When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
  • Acts 23:20-35 : 20 He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are going to inquire more thoroughly about him.' 21 But do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty of them are lying in wait for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and waiting for your consent. 22 So the commander dismissed the young man and ordered him, 'Don’t tell anyone that you have informed me about this.' 23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, 'Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o’clock tonight.' 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be taken safely to Felix, the governor. 25 He wrote a letter containing the following: 26 Claudius Lysias, to His Excellency Governor Felix: Greetings. 27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen. 28 Wanting to know the exact charge they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their council. 29 I found that he was accused concerning matters of their law but had no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment. 30 When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell. 31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 The next day, they allowed the horsemen to proceed with him, while they returned to the barracks. 33 When they arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him. 34 After reading the letter, the governor asked which province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, 'I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.' Then he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
  • Acts 25:3-4 : 3 They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way. 4 But Festus replied that Paul was being held in custody in Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.
  • Acts 27:43 : 43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
  • Rev 12:16 : 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
  • 2 Kgs 25:22 : 22 As for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them.
  • 2 Chr 34:20 : 20 Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying:
  • Isa 37:32-33 : 32 For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. 33 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with a shield or build a siege ramp against it.