Jeremiah 41:1-18 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:9

Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies ,.... Not only of those seventy men of Samaria, &c.; but of the men whom he had slain because of Gedaliah ; because of their attachment to him: or, "by the hand of Gedaliah" F11 ביד גדליהו "in manu Gedaliae", Montanus, Vatablus. ; not by him, as an instrument; unless, as Jarchi observes, because he rejected the advice of Johanan, and provided not for his safety, and his people, it was as if they were slain by him ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:10

Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah ,.... All that were not slain by him, that remained after the slaughter he had made, chiefly the unarmed people; they being men of war who fell by his sword: even the king's daughters ; whether they were the daughters of Zedekiah, Jehoiakim, or Jehoiakim, says Kimchi, we know not; but it is most likely that they were the daughters of Zedekiah the last king, and who was just taken and carried captive;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:11

But when Johanan the son of Kareah ,.... The same that is mentioned Jeremiah 40:8 ; and who had informed Gedaliah of Ishmael's designs against him, but he would not believe him: and all the captains of the forces that were with him ; his brother Jonathan, Seraiah, the sons of Ephai, and Jezaniah, Jeremiah 40:8 ; heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done ; in murdering Gedaliah, and those that were with him, destroying seventy other persons he had decoyed,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:12

Then they took all the men ,.... All the soldiers that were under their command; this they did at once, believing the report to be true, as they had reason to do; since they knew of Ishmael's designs, and had given notice and warning of them to Gedaliah, though he would not listen to them: and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah : resolving to give him battle, and to revenge the innocent blood he had shed, and rescue the captives out of his hands he was carrying to the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:13

Now it came to pass, that , when all the people which were with Ishmael ,.... That is, those which he had brought captives from Mizpah; not those that came with him thither: saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, they were glad ; looking upon them as their deliverers; hoping by their means to be preserved from being carried captives to the king of Ammon. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:14

So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about ,.... Or turned about, and wheeled off from Ishmael, and deserted him at once; not at all regarding his authority, nor fearing his menaces or his power; being in sight of the captains and their forces, they were determined to join, and put themselves under their protection, knowing them to be their friends, and that they, came to deliver them: and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah ; turned... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:15

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men ,.... Of the ten he brought with hin), Jeremiah 41:1 ; two of them being slain in this skirmish, or taken by Johanan, or they fled another way: and went to the Ammonites ; who had put him upon, or however encouraged and assisted him in, his wicked attempts; though he returned to them not according to their wishes, nor with that honour and glory he thought to have done. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:16

Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him ,.... After Ishmael had made his escape, whom they did not think fit to pursue, and the people had committed themselves to their care and protection; and having brought them to Mizpah again, they took them from thence, as follows: all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam : those whom he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:17

And they departed ,.... From Mizpah, Johanan, and the captains of the forces, and all the people rescued from Ishmael: and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem : so called perhaps from Chimham, the son of Barzillai the Gileadite, to whom David or Solomon might give this place to dwell in, 2 Samuel 19:37 , 1 Kings 2:7 . The Targum is express for the former, calling it "the habitation which David gave to Chimham, the son of Barzillai the Gileadite;' and as it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:18

Because of the Chaldeans ,.... Which clause some think should have been joined to Jeremiah 41:17 . This is a reason given why they departed from Mizpah, and dwelt at the habitation of Chimham in the way to Egypt; and which is explained in the next words: for they were afraid of them ; at least this they pretended, that the Chaldeans would come upon them, and cut them off, and revenge themselves on them: because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:18

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