22 Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him. 23 And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire. 24 Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.
Jeremiah 36:22–24
Semantically similar passages
2 Kings 22:10–12
10 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. 11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes 12 and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shap…
2 Chronicles 34:18–20
18 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. 19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes 20 and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah…
1 Esdras 3:14–16
14 Sending out, he called all the princes of Persia and of Media, the local governors, the captains, the governors, and the chief officers (WEB) 15 and sat himself down in the royal seat of judgment; and the writing was read before them. (WEB) 16 He said, “Call the young men, and t… (WEB)
Jeremiah 36:15–17
15 “Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing. 16 When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.” 17 “Tell us now,” they…
Jonah 3:5–7
5 And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. 6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
Baruch 1:2–4
2 in the fifth year, in the seventh day of the month, at the time when the Chaldeans took Jerusalem and burned it with fire. (WEB) 3 Baruch read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joakim king of Judah, and in the hearing of all the people who… (WEB) 4 … (WEB)
Jeremiah 36:28–30
28 “Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned. 29 You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why… 30 …
1 Maccabees 1:55–57
55 At the doors of the houses and in the streets they burned incense. (WEB) 56 They tore the books of the law which they found in pieces and set them on fire. (WEB) 57 Anyone who was found with any a book of the covenant, and if any consented to the law, the king’s sentence deliver… (WEB)
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources