Jeremiah 41:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-10

It is hard to say which is more astonishing, God's permitting or men's perpetrating such villanies as here we find committed. Such base, barbarous, bloody work is here done by men who by their birth should have been men of honour, by their religion just men, and this done upon those of their own nature, their own nation, their own religion, and now their brethren in affliction, when they were all brought under the power of the victorious Chaldeans, and smarting under the judgments of God, upon... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 41:10

Carried away captive - He took all these that he might sell them for slaves among the Ammonites. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 41:10

Verse 10 It is not known whether Ishmael had this design at the beginning, or whether, when he saw that he had no power to stand his ground, he took the captives with him, that he might dwell with the king of Ammon. It is, however, probable that this was done according to a previous resolution, and that before he slew Gedaliah, it was determined that the remnant should be drawn away to that country. Perhaps the king of Ammon wished to send some of his own people to dwell in Judea; thus he hoped... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-10

Assassination of Gedaliah and other Jews. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-10

Devils incarnate. 1. If ever there was such a one, this Ishmael was of whom these verses tell. His atrocities remind us of the Indian Mutiny, its leader, and the well at Cawnpore (cf. Jeremiah 41:9 ). Treachery, ingratitude, murder, massacre, greed, cowardice,—all are gathered in this detestable character (cf. Mr. Grove's article "Ishmael," Smith's 'Dictionary of the Bible'). 2 . And such men are permitted to be. So clearly seen is this, that every drama has its villain; they are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-18

A great crime and its consequence. I. A GREAT CRIME . The slaying of Gedaliah was accompanied by circumstances making it peculiarly atrocious. 1 . The breach of good fellowship. There had been professions of amity before. Gedaliah shows by deed his confidence in Ishmael, sitting down with him at a common meal. 2 . The subsequent slaughter. The slaying of Gedaliah was not enough to serve the purpose. A man, once entered on the ways of crime, cannot say, "So far I will go,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:10

The king's daughters; rather, the royal princesses (see on Jeremiah 36:26 ). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 41:10-13

Jeremiah 41:10-13. Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people All that he did not slay: see note on Jeremiah 41:3; and among the rest Zedekiah’s daughters, who had been left to the care of Gedaliah, when his sons were slain. These, it seems, being recovered by Johanan, were taken with him into Egypt, where they perished among the other Jews. And Ishmael departed to go over to the Ammonites Probably intending to make a present of the captives he was taking with him, to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-18

Ishmael’s plot against Gedaliah (40:13-41:18)One of the former army commanders, Ishmael, was opposed to Gedaliah’s policy of submission to Babylon. With Ammonite support he plotted to kill Gedaliah. So sincere and trusting was Gedaliah, that when told of the plot, he refused to believe it (13-16). Gedaliah apparently took no precautions against the reported treachery, and when a suitable time arrived Ishmael carried out his brutal plot. He murdered Gedaliah, along with all the Judean officials... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-10

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 41:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 41:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 41:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 41:10-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 41:1-18

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