Jeremiah 36 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 36:12

Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
Jeremiah 36:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 36:12 in other translations

BSBhe went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
WEBhe went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s room; and behold, all the princes were sitting there, Elishama the scribe, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
ASVhe went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes were sitting there, to wit, Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
YLTand he goeth down to the house of the king, unto the chamber of the scribe, and lo, there are all the heads sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Acbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the heads.
DARBYand he went down to the king's house, into the scribe's chamber, and behold, all the princes were sitting there: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
BBEWent down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.
WebsterThen he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

What does Jeremiah 36:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. scribe's chamber--an apartment in the palace occupied by the secretary of state. princes--holding a counsel of state at the time. Elnathan--who had already been an instrument of evil in Jehoiakim's hand (Jr 26:22, 23). Hananiah--the false prophet (Jr 28:10-17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 36:9-19

Shows of piety and devotion may be found even among those, who, though they keep up forms of godliness, are strangers and enemies to the power of it. The princes patiently attended the reading of the whole book. They were in great fear. But even those who are convinced to the truth and importance of what they hear, and are disposed to favour those who preach it, often have difficulties and reserves about their…

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Jeremiah 36:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went downH3381
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עַל\־'al-toH5921
לִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.Kat[the] room ofH3957
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608
וְהִ֨נֵּה\־ve.Hi.neh-and there!H2009
שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269
יֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.Vim[were] sittingH3427
אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'ElishamaH476
הַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608
וּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huand DelaiahH1806
בֶן\־ve.noSh-[the] son ofH1121
שְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huShemaiahH8098
וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.Tanand ElnathanH494
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorAchborH5907
וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huand GemariahH1587
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
וְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huand ZedekiahH6667
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huHananiahH2608
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַשָּׂרִֽים\׃ha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269

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Cross references for Jeremiah 36:12

  • Jeremiah 26:22

    And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

  • 2 Kings 22:12

    And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

  • Jeremiah 36:25

    Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

  • Jeremiah 41:1

    Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.

  • 2 Kings 22:14

    So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

  • Jeremiah 28:1-17

    And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. …

  • 2 Kings 24:8

    Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 22:3

    And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,

  • Jeremiah 36:10-11

    Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the Lord’s house, in the ears of all the people. When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,

  • Jeremiah 36:20-21

    And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Elishama.
20,21; 41:1
Elnathan.
25; 26:22; 2Ki 22:12,14; 24:8
Gemariah.
10,11; 2Ki 22:3,12
Hananiah.
28:1-17

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Context

  • Jeremiah 36:11

    When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,

  • Jeremiah 36:12

    Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

  • Jeremiah 36:13

    Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

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Jeremiah 36:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Descendió á la casa del rey, á la cámara del secretario, y he aquí que todos los príncipes estaban allí sentados, á saber: Elisama secretario, y Delaías hijo de Semeías, y Elnathán hijo de Achbor, y Gemarías hijo de Saphán, y Sedechîas hijo de Ananías, y todos los príncipes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il descendit dans la maison du roi, dans la chambre du scribe, et voici, tous les princes y étaient assis: Élishama, le scribe, et Delaïa, fils de Shemahia, et Elnathan, fils d’Acbor, et Guemaria, fils de Shaphan, et Sédécias, fils de Hanania, et tous les princes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und er ging zum Hause des Königs hinab in das Gemach des Schreibers; und siehe, daselbst saßen alle Fürsten:Elischama, der Schreiber, und Delaja, der Sohn Schemajas, und Elnathan, der Sohn Akbors, und Gemarja, der Sohn Schaphans, und Zedekia, der Sohn Hananjas, und alle Fürsten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
descendit in domum regis, ad gazophylacium scribæ, et ecce ibi omnes principes sedebant: Elisama scriba, et Dalaias filius Semeiæ, et Elnathan filius Achobor, et Gamarias filius Saphan, et Sedecias filius Hananiæ, et universi principes: