Jeremiah 41:2

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 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, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him rose up, and struck and killed 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 and killed all the Jews who were with him, that is with Gedaliah in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war. 4Now it happened on the next day after the killing of Gedaliah, when no one knew about it,

Jeremiah 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

• Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• and the tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• were with him roseקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם'ăchîyqâm · AhikamH296
• of Shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · ShaphanH8227
• with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• putמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• had appointedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• over the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:2

• 2 Kings 25:25But it happened in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck Gedaliah down so that he died along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
• Jeremiah 40:7Now all the commanders of the forces that were in the field, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land, and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been exiled 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 41:2

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

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Ishmael
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Ishmael, Ishmaelite
• Along
• Fast
• Gedaliah
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Treasure

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