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The king who literally cut up and burned Jeremiah's scroll — word by word
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Named in a Babylonian chronicle that records Nebuchadnezzar's military campaigns against Judah during his reign. The tablet is at the British Museum in London.
open_in_newKing of Judah placed on the throne by Pharaoh Neco (2 Kings 23:34). His most infamous moment: when Jeremiah's scroll of prophecy was read to him, Jehoiakim cut off each section with a knife and threw it into the fire (Jeremiah 36:22-23). He showed zero fear of God's word. He also killed the prophet Uriah. Jeremiah prophesied he'd be buried like a donkey — dragged and thrown outside Jerusalem's gates.