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

2And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land. 3And Ishmael smote all the Jews that were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war. And it came to pass the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it, 5that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves; with oblations and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah. 6And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went; and it came to pass when he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

Jeremiah 41:4 word by word

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

• secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• killedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:4

• 1 Samuel 27:11And David left neither man nor woman alive, to bring [them] to Gath, for he said, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David. And such was his custom as long as he abode in the country of the Philistines.
• Psalms 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in evil, thou mighty man? The loving-kindness of God [abideth] continually.

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