Ebed-melech went out from the king's palace and said to the king, Cross References Jeremiah 38:7Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, Jeremiah 38:9 "My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city." Chapter Outline 1. Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.7. Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement. 14. Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life. 24. By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes. Jump to Previous Ebedmelech Ebed-Melech E'bed-Mel'ech Forth House King's Palace SpeakethJump to Next Ebedmelech Ebed-Melech E'bed-Mel'ech Forth House King's Palace Speaketh |