Jeremiah 38: Jeremiah Rescued from the Cistern

Officials angered by Jeremiah’s call to surrender to Babylon get Zedekiah’s consent and lower him into a muddy cistern. Ebed-melech gains the king’s approval and draws the prophet out, and in a secret meeting Jeremiah urges the fearful king to surrender, then stays under guard until the city falls.

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What reason did the officials give the king for saying Jeremiah should be put to death (Jeremiah 38:4)?

He had been sending secret messages to Pharaoh’s generalsHe had stolen bread from the royal storehouse for himselfHe had cursed the king and his household in the templeHe was weakening the courage of the soldiers and the people