Ebed-melech speaks in 2 verses of the King James Version, all in Jeremiah.
His first words in the Bible
My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
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All 6 verses that name Ebed-melech.
Jeremiah 6
Jeremiah 38:7Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
Jeremiah 38:8Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
Jeremiah 38:10Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
Jeremiah 38:11So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 38:12And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Jeremiah 39:16Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
Questions about Ebed-melech.
Who was Ebed-melech in the Bible?
The King James Version names Ebed-melech in 6 verses, from Jeremiah 38:7 to Jeremiah 39:16.
Where does Ebed-melech speak in the Bible?
In 2 verses of the King James Version, all in Jeremiah. His first words are in Jeremiah 38:9.