The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
The LORD has made you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest, so that you should serve as officers in the LORD's temple, to put in prison and in stocks any man who acts crazy and claims to be a prophet.
This verse describes how God appointed priests to maintain order in the temple by restraining anyone who falsely claimed to be a prophet or acted disruptively.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of a letter from the false prophet Shemaiah to Zephaniah the priest in Jerusalem, criticizing him for not stopping Jeremiah from prophesying. Jehoiada was likely a previous high priest known for maintaining temple order. False prophets were a serious problem during this time, often contradicting true prophets like Jeremiah and misleading the people.
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