And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah. The Jews often divided any period into two halves, the beginning and the end. Since Zedekiah reigned 11 years, the 4th year would be called the beginning of his reign, especially as during the first 3 years affairs were in such a disturbed state that he had little power or dignity, being a tributary; but in the 4th year he became strong in power.
Hananiah. Another of this name was one of the three godly youths who braved Nebuchadnezzar's wrath, in the fear of God (Daniel 1:6-7; Daniel 3:12). Probably a near relation, because Azariah is associated with him, as Azur with the Hananiah here. The godly and ungodly are often in the same family (Ezekiel 18:14-20).
Gibeon - one of the cities of the priests, to which order he must have belonged.