Jeremiah 41:9

Jeremiah 41:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed along with Gedaliah was the one King Asa had made as part of his defense against Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the dead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck down along with Gedaliah was the large cistern that King Asa had made for defense against Baasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, because of Gedaliah, was the same one Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

Context of Jeremiah 41:9

7When they came into the city, Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, and his men slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern. 8However, ten men from the group had said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey hidden in the country.” So he left them alone and didn’t kill them along with the others. Now, the cistern where Ishmael threw all the bodies of the men he had killed was the same one that King Asa made as a part of his defense against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, filled it with the bodies. 10Then Ishmael took captive the rest of the people who were at Mizpah. He captured the king’s daughters and all the other people who had been left at Mizpah. They were the people whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had put under the control of Gedaliah, son of Ahikam. Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, took them captive and left for Ammon. 11When Kareah’s son Johanan and all the army commanders who were with him heard about all the crimes Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, had done,

Jeremiah 41:9 word by word

וְהַבּ֗וֹר אֲשֶׁר֩ הִשְׁלִ֨יךְ שָׁ֤ם יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ אֵ֣ת׀ כָּל־פִּגְרֵ֣י הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִכָּה֙ בְּיַד־גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֔א מִפְּנֵ֖י בַּעְשָׁ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֹת֗וֹ מִלֵּ֛א יִשְׁמָעֵ֥אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָ֖הוּ חֲלָלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• wherein Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
• had castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• all the dead bodiesפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
• of the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• whom he had slainנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• becauseיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• it which Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• had madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• for fearפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:9

• Joshua 10:16The five kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
• Judges 6:2Midian’s power was too strong for Israel. The Israelites made hiding places in the mountains, caves, and mountain strongholds ⌞to protect themselves⌟ from Midian.
• 1 Samuel 13:6When the Israelites saw they were in trouble because the army was hard-pressed, they hid in caves, in thorny thickets, among rocks, in pits, and in cisterns.
• 1 Samuel 14:11So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine troops. The Philistines said, “Look, some Hebrews are coming out of the holes they were hiding in.”
• 1 Samuel 24:3He came to some sheep pens along the road where there was a cave. Saul went into ⌞it⌟ to relieve himself while David and his men were sitting further back in the cave.
• 2 Samuel 17:9He has already hidden in one of the ravines or some other place. If some of our soldiers are killed in the initial attack, others will definitely hear about it and say, ‘The troops that support Absalom have been defeated.’
• Hebrews 11:38The world didn’t deserve these good people. Some wandered around in deserts and mountains and lived in caves and holes in the ground.
• 1 Kings 15:17King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah to keep anyone from going to or coming from King Asa of Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 16:1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah to keep anyone from going to or coming from King Asa of Judah.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Now the pit - was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha - See 1 Kings 15:22. Asa made this cistern as a reservoir for water for the supply of the place; for he built and fortified Mizpah at the time that he was at war with Baasha, king of Israel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Because of Gedaliah - By the side “of Gedaliah.” Ishmael now cast beside Gedaliah‘s body those of the pilgrims.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9a large one that King Asa had made: See 2 Chronicles 16:1–6. That passage does not mention cisterns, but storing water and grain would have needed them. Several cisterns have been found in the city's ruins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. because of Gedaliah--rather, "near Gedaliah," namely, those intercepted by Ishmael on their way from Samaria to Jerusalem and killed at Mizpah, where Gedaliah had lived. So 2Ch 17:15, "next"; Ne 3:2, Margin, literally, as here, "at his hand." "In the reign of Gedaliah" [Calvin]. However, English Version gives a good sense: Ishmael's reason for killing them was because of his supposing them to be connected with Gedaliah.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 41:9

• Ahikam
• Baasha
• Gedaliah
• Ishmael
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Mizpah
• Nethaniah
• Shiloh

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Baasha
• Ishmael
• Israel
• Ishmael, Ishmaelite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Along
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of

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