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

7Yet it turned out that as soon as they came inside the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into the cistern. 8But ten men who were found among them said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have supplies of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the field.” So he refrained and did not put them to death along with their companions. Now as for the cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck and killed because of Gedaliah, it was the one that King Asa had constructed on account of Baasha, king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the dead. 10Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were in Mizpah, the king’s daughters and all the people who were left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard had put in the custody of Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and proceeded to cross over to the sons of Ammon. 11But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were with him heard about all the evil that Ishmael the 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

• Now as for the cisternבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
• had thrownשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the bodiesפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
• of the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• he had struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• becauseיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• one that Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• had constructedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• onמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• onפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• it with the deadחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:9

• Joshua 10:16Now these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
• Judges 6:2The power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which were in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.
• 1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were hard-pressed), then the people kept themselves hidden in caves, in crevices, in cliffs, in crypts, and in pits.
• 1 Samuel 14:11When the two of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines, the Philistines said, “Behold, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have kept themselves hidden.”
• 1 Samuel 24:3And he came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave.
• 2 Samuel 17:9Behold, he has now hidden himself in one of the ravines, or in another place; and it will be that when he falls on them at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’
• Hebrews 11:38(people of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, on mountains, and sheltering in caves and holes in the ground.
• 1 Kings 15:17Baasha king of Israel marched against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.
• 2 Chronicles 16:1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king 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