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1. Beginning of the reign. This is not a definite date (see on ch. 28:1), but may safely be considered to be at some time approximately between 609 and 605 b.c. Certainly it was before the first siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (see on Dan. 1:1), for the Babylonians are not mentioned in the chapter and Jehoiakim is pictured as being friendly toward Egypt. The message of the Temple Discourse of Jer. 7-10 is summarized briefly here in ch. 26. The reactions to the discourse by the people and the leaders and the final outcome of the entire incident is recorded only here (see on ch. 7:1; see also PK 415-419).