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The king who literally cut up and burned Jeremiah's scroll — word by word
Babylonian Chronicle (BM 21946) records events during his reign including Nebuchadnezzar's campaigns against Judah, though the chronicle's detailed siege account covers the fall of Jerusalem under his successor Jehoiachin; housed at British Museum, London
King 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.
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