Jeremiah 41:4

Jeremiah 41:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
• New International Version (NIV)The day after Gedaliah’s assassination, before anyone knew about it,
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when as yet no one knew it,

Context of Jeremiah 41:4

2Then 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 to govern the land. 3Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there. On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it, 5eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD. 6And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

Jeremiah 41:4 word by word

וַיְהִ֛י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י לְהָמִ֣ית אֶת־גְּדַלְיָ֑הוּ וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א יָדָֽע׃Read the interlinear

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• On the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• after the murderמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• when noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• yet knew about itיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:4

• 1 Samuel 27:11David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The murderers kept their crime secret until the next day. Men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, located to the north, arrived as they traveled south to the ruins of Jerusalem. Their appearance and the offerings they carried showed they were seeking mercy from the Lord (Leviticus 2:1; 14:2–9). The annual Festival of Shelters took place at this time of year at the Temple (Leviticus 23:33–36), and the eighty worshipers were likely unarmed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. no man knew it--that is, outside Mizpah. Before tidings of the murder had gone abroad.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 41:4

• Ahikam
• Gedaliah
• Homicide
• Ishmael
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Mizpah

In the dictionaries

• Along
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Treasure
• Astronomy
• Egypt
• Gedaliah
• Ishmael (1)
• Johanan
• Mizpah; Mizpeh

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