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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)The next day, before anyone had heard about Gedaliah’s murder,

Context of Jeremiah 41:4

2Ishmael 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. 3Ishmael also killed all the men of Judah who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian soldiers who were there. The day after Gedaliah’s assassination, before anyone knew about it, 5eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria, bringing grain offerings and incense with them to the house of the Lord. 6Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he met them, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

Jeremiah 41:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• after he had slainמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• and no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:4

• 1 Samuel 27:11He did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he thought, “They might inform on us and say, ‘This is what David did.’ ” And such was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

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