American Standard Version
Jeremiah 41:2
2Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Jeremiah 41:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
- New International Version (NIV)Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed as governor over the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, arose and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Context of Jeremiah 41:2
1Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal andone ofthe chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. 3Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war. 4And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Read all of Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 41:2 word by word
וַיָּקָם֩ יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָ֜ה וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀ אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ אִתּ֗וֹ וַ֠יַּכּוּ אֶת־גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אֲחִיקָ֧ם בֶּן־שָׁפָ֛ן בַּחֶ֖רֶב וַיָּ֣מֶת אֹת֑וֹ אֲשֶׁר־הִפְקִ֥יד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
- aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
- tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
- Ahikamאֲחִיקָם'ăchîyqâm · AhikamH296
- Shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · ShaphanH8227
- swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:2
- 2 Kings 25:25But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.
- Jeremiah 40:7Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Commentaries on Jeremiah 41:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Smote Gedaliah - See the preceding chapter, Jeremiah 41:14.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2In the seventh month: These events happened three months after Jerusalem fell. they ate a meal together there: Ishmael's attack cruelly broke Gedaliah’s hospitality.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor--This assigns a reason for their slaying him, as well as showing the magnitude of their crime (Da 2:21; Ro 13:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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