10. the king's daughters— ( :-). Zedekiah's. Ishmael must have got additional followers (whom the hope of gain attracted), besides those who originally set out with him (Jeremiah 41:1), so as to have been able to carry off all the residue of the people. He probably meant to sell them as slaves to the Ammonites (see on Jeremiah 41:1- :). read more
Ishmael’s further atrocities and Johanan’s intervention 41:4-18 read more
Then Ishmael took captive all the people of Mizpah that Nebuzaradan had placed under Gedaliah’s charge, including King Zedekiah’s daughters (or perhaps "women with royal blood"). [Note: Thompson, p. 660.] He began to transport all these people to the nation of Ammon, his ally to the east of the Jordan River. read more
Plot against Gedaliah and its Results (586 b.c.)1-10. Ishmael murders Gedaliah and others, and carries off captives.1. And the princes] RV ’and one of the chief officers’; a further description of Ishmael himself, not an addition to his band. Even] RV ’and.’5. Having their beards shaven, etc.] in mourning for the destruction of the Temple: see on Jeremiah 16:6. 6. Weeping all along] feigning equal concern with them, so as to put them off their guard. 7. Pit] RV ’cistern.’8. Treasures] RV... read more
(10) Even the king’s daughters.—We find in Jeremiah 39:6 that the sons of Zedekiah were slain at Riblah. The daughters (the word was probably used generally for all the princesses of the royal house) were spared, and consigned to the protection of Gedaliah. In taking possession of them, Ishmael was asserting, after the fashion of the East, his claim as the representative of the royal house. The Ammonites had been in alliance with Zedekiah (Jeremiah 27:3), and Ishmael reckoned on finding a safe... read more
CHAPTER XIIIGEDALIAHJeremiah 39:1-18; Jeremiah 40:1-16; Jeremiah 41:1-18; Jeremiah 52:1-34"Then arose Ishmael ben Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote with the sword and slewGedaliah ben Ahikam ben Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon had made king over the land." Jeremiah 41:2WE now pass to the concluding period of Jeremiah’s ministry. His last interview with Zedekiah was speedily followed by the capture of Jerusalem. With that catastrophe the curtain falls upon another act in... read more
III. AFTER THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (40-45) CHAPTERS 40-41 The Treachery in the Land and the Flight to Egypt 1. Jeremiah’s choice (Jeremiah 40:1-6 ) 2. Gedaliah and Ishmael’s deed (Jeremiah 40:7-16 ; Jeremiah 41:1-3 ) 3. Ishmael’s further atrocities and retreat (Jeremiah 41:4-18 ) Jeremiah 40:1-6 . The opening paragraph of this chapter tells us of the choice which was given to Jeremiah. He was loosed from the prisoner’s chains and told by the captain of the guard “If it seems good unto... read more
LAST MESSAGE TO THE REMNANT Chapter 40 opens with an account of Nebuchadnezzar’s kindness to Jeremiah, inspired by what he had known of the latter’s advice to his countrymen (Jeremiah 40:1-4 ). Jeremiah had been the friend of Babylon, but not necessarily the enemy of his own nation. His patriotism was unquestioned, but the highest expression of his patriotism was his counsel to Judah to obey the will of God and submit to Babylon. Jeremiah’s choice of action is in Jeremiah 40:5-6 . The new... read more
It is hardly possible, but to take part with satisfaction on the success of Johanan, in the recovery of the Captives. Nevertheless, what is the sum and substance of the history, but potsherds striving with potsherds; and the Lord's cause, and the Lord's glory, becoming the object of neither. Behold, Reader! as we prosecute the history, we only read more and more of man's ruin and apostacy from God. Well might the Prophet Jeremiah be called the mournful Prophet, for every one that reads the... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 41:10
the king's daughters. See note on Jeremiah 43:7 . Nebuzaradan. See note on Jeremiah 39:9 . the guard = the executioners (2 Kings 25:8 ). read more