Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house, in the ears of all the people.
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Gill's Exposition
Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord,.... The prophecies of Jeremiah he had taken from him in writing on a roll of parchment; these he read in the temple, in a…
Barnes' Notes
Gemariah seems to have inherited his father’s office of public scribe or secretary of state (see 2Ki 22:3). As brother of Ahikam, he would be favorable to Jeremiah. The higher court - The inner court;…
It should seem that Baruch had been frequently reading out of the book, to all companies that would give him the hearing, before the most solemn reading of it altogether which is here spoken of; for…
Cambridge Bible
Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe Shaphan was himself scribe in the days of Josiah (2Ki 22:3). If this Shaphan be the one mentioned in Jer 26:24, Gemariah was brother of Ahikam, who was friendly…
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