Jeremiah 41:1

Jeremiah 41:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
• New International Version (NIV)In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood and had been one of the king’s officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. While they were eating together there,
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and of the officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

Context of Jeremiah 41:1

In the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and one of the chief officers of the king, along with ten men, came to Mizpah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. While they were eating bread together there in Mizpah, 2Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him arose and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and put to death the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land. 3Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.

Jeremiah 41:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בָּ֣א יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָ֣ה בֶן־אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע מִזֶּ֣רַע הַ֠מְּלוּכָה וְרַבֵּ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה אֲנָשִׁ֥ים אִתּ֛וֹ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־אֲחִיקָ֖ם הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה וַיֹּ֨אכְלוּ שָׁ֥ם לֶ֛חֶם יַחְדָּ֖ו בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• In the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָע'ĕlîyshâmâ‛ · ElishamaH476
• of the royalמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
• familyזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of the chiefרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• along with tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709
• Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם'ăchîyqâm · AhikamH296
• were eatingאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:1

• Jeremiah 8:19Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: “Is the Lord not in Zion? Is her King not within her?” “Why have they provoked Me with their graven images, with foreign idols?”
• Jeremiah 39:2in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was breached.
• Jeremiah 52:6On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
• 2 Kings 25:3On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
• Zechariah 7:5“Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years, was it actually for Me that you fasted?
• Zechariah 8:19“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’
• Jeremiah 40:6Then Jeremiah went to Mizpah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
• Jeremiah 36:12he went down to the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber. And behold, all the officials were sitting there--Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
• Proverbs 13:10Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
• Proverbs 27:4Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?
• James 4:1What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?
• 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring.
• 2 Chronicles 22:10Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring of the house of Judah.
• Ezekiel 17:13He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
• Jeremiah 40:14and said to him, “Are you well aware that Baalis the king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.
• 2 Samuel 3:27So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly so that he died on account of the blood of Asahel his brother.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Now - in the seventh month - Answering to the first new moon in our month of October. There they did eat bread together - This was the same as making a solemn covenant; for he who ate bread with another was ever reputed a friend.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The seventh month - Gedaliah‘s government lasted less than two months. Even - Rather, and. Ishmael was descended probably from Elishama the son of David 2 Samuel 5:16. Ten grandees each with his retinue would have aroused suspicion, but the smallness of Ishmael‘s following put Gedaliah completely off his guard.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Ishmael murders Gedaliah. (Jr 41:1-10) Johanan recovers the captives, and purposes to retire to Egypt. (Jr 41:11-18) Verses 1-10 Those who hate the worshippers of God, often put on the appearance of piety, that they may the easier hurt them. As death often meets men where they least expect it, we should continually search whether we are in such a state and frame of mind, as we would wish to be found in when called to appear before our Judge. Sometimes the…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. 1-181. seventh month--the second month after the burning of the city (Jr 52:12, 13). and the princes--not the nominative. And the princes came, for the "princes" are not mentioned either in Jr 41:2 or in 2Ki 25:25: but, "Ishmael being of the seed royal and of the princes of the king" [Maurer]. But the ten men were the "princes of the king"; thus Maurer's objection has no weight: so English Version. eat bread together--Ishmael murdered Gedaliah, by whom he was…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 41:1

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

In the dictionaries

• Ishmael
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Ishmael, Ishmaelite
• Along
• Fast
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Treasure
• Ahikam

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