Jeremiah 1:3
It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 22:30 pronounces judgment on Jehoiachin, a king from the same period of Jeremiah's ministry outlined in 1:3.
Jeremiah 37:1 notes Zedekiah's reign, exactly matching the king list in 1:3.
Jeremiah 36:32 mentions the fourth year of Jehoiakim, part of the timeframe in 1:3, showing continuity of Jeremiah's scribal activity.
Jeremiah 35:1 specifies 'in the days of Jehoiakim'—directly linking to the period introduced in 1:3 for Jeremiah's ministry.
Jeremiah 34:1-22 gives a prophecy during Nebuchadnezzar's attack on Jerusalem, corresponding to the end of Zedekiah's reign in 1:3.
Jeremiah 28:1 dates Hananiah's prophecy to Zedekiah's reign, directly within the timeframe of 1:3.
Jeremiah 25:1-3 explicitly recounts the timeline from Josiah's 13th year to Jehoiakim's 4th year, matching 1:3 and showing Jeremiah's long ministry.
Jeremiah 21:1 places a prophecy in Zedekiah's reign, the final period mentioned in 1:3 before Jerusalem's fall.
Jeremiah 52:1-34 summarizes the fall and exile, detailing the endpoint of the period in 1:3.
Jeremiah 36:2 says God's words came 'from the days of Josiah' — expanding the timeline which Jeremiah 1:3 begins with Jehoiakim after mentioning Josiah.
Jeremiah 26:1 dates his message 'in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim'—the same king mentioned in 1:3, providing historical anchoring.
2 Chronicles 36:11-21 covers Zedekiah's reign and exile, aligning with the timeframe of Jeremiah's ministry in 1:3.
2 Kings 25:8 records the same fifth-month invasion with a slight date difference, confirming the historical event that closes Jeremiah's timeline in 1:3.
2 Kings 25:1-30 recounts Jerusalem's siege and fall, matching the conclusion of the period in 1:3.
2 Kings 24:17-20 describes Zedekiah's rebellion, parallel to the historical setting introduced in 1:3.
Zechariah 8:19 mentions the fast of the fifth month — tied to Jerusalem's fall in Jeremiah 1:3 — but promises it will become a joyful feast.
Zechariah 7:5 refers to a fast in the fifth month — the same month Jerusalem fell as stated in Jeremiah 1:3 — showing its lasting memorial significance.
2 Kings 24:1-9 records Jehoiakim's reign and rebellion—the same king and era Jeremiah prophesied in, giving historical background.
2 Chronicles 36:5-8 parallels the account of Jehoiakim's reign from Kings, confirming the historical setting of Jeremiah's ministry.
2 Kings 23:36 gives Jehoiakim's age and reign length — he is the first king listed in the timeline of Jeremiah's ministry in 1:3.