But Zedekiah, his officials, and everyone else in Judah ignored everything the Lord had told me.
So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. Instead, you are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
A ruler who listens to lies will have corrupt officials.
I spoke to the prophets— often I spoke in visions. And so, I will send my prophets with messages of doom.
And now, you evil and wicked ruler of Israel, your day of final punishment is almost here.
Sending a message by a fool is like chopping off your foot just to spite yourself.
Everyone in Israel came and mourned at his funeral, just as the Lord's servant Ahijah had said.
and sent Nathan the prophet to tell David, “The Lord will call him Jedidiah.”
David said, “Nahash was kind to me, and I will be kind to his son.” So he sent some officials to the country of Ammon to tell Hanun how sorry he was that his father had died.
Aaron and his sons obeyed everything that the Lord had told Moses they must do.
Moses begged, “Lord, please send someone else to do it.”
to say to King Zedekiah: I am the Lord, and I am going to let Nebuchadnezzar capture this city and burn it down.
Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years.