To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Jehoiakim ... Josiah ... Zedekiah. Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are omitted, for they reigned only three months each. The first and last of the kings under whom each prophet prophesied are often thus specified in the general title. See on these kings, and Jeremiah's life, in introduction.
Thirteenth ... of his reign - (Jeremiah 25:3).
The carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month - (2 Kings 25:8) by Nebuzar-adan.
Jeremiah's Call to the Prophetical Office (Jeremiah 1:4-10).