God sends Jeremiah specifically to the palace of the king to prophecy about what will happen to Jehoiakim. The Babylonians will come and drag him away in exile. This is an interesting corollary to what happened to his brother who was led away to exile by the Egyptians, who then gave the throne to Jehoiakim.
God gives Jehoiakim a final chance to change though. God tells him that if he only does a handful of things, including justice to the poor and stopping the shedding of innocent blood, then it kings of David will ride through the gates. God does not mention any other portions of the law at this time, for instance idols are not even mentioned. Rather, it just seems that God is simplifying things in the hopes that the king will change or perhaps these were the most egregious acts the king was allowing. Regardless, it does show what was on God's mind.
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