Bible Strands
Jeremiah 22:11
For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah relays Yahweh’s declaration to Judah concerning Shallum, son of Josiah, at the moment Shallum departs Jerusalem after succeeding his father. The oracle addresses his forced departure and permanent exile.
The words — The Hebrew כֹּה (khoh) translates literally as "thus" or "this," and אָמַר ('a.mar) means "he says," structuring the passage as a direct divine proclamation.
The thread — The account of Shallum’s brief reign and removal corresponds to 1 Chronicles 3:15, which lists him as Josiah’s fourth son, and 2 Kings 23:34, which records Pharaoh Neco replacing him with Eliakim.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that political succession and territorial possession are subject to divine judgment rather than human entitlement. A reader must recognize that departure from God-ordained land carries irreversible consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 3:15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
- 2 Kings 23:34 Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
- 2 Kings 23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
- 2 Chronicles 28:12 Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
- 2 Chronicles 34:22 So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.