Jeremiah 41:7

Jeremiah 41:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them and cast them into the midst of a pit, he and the men who were with him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.

Context of Jeremiah 41:7

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.” When they went into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern. 8But ten of them said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat and barley, olive oil and honey, hidden in a field.” So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others. 9Now 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.

Jeremiah 41:7 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י כְּבוֹאָ֖ם אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הָעִ֑יר וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞ם יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה֙ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הַבּ֔וֹר ה֖וּא וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־אִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• when they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• that Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmâ‛ê'l · IshmaelH3458
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֫הוּnethanyâh nethanyâhû · NethaniahH5418
• slewשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• of the pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• he, and the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Jeremiah 41:7

• 1 Kings 15:28Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.
• 1 Kings 16:10Zimri came in, struck him down and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah. Then he succeeded him as king.
• 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family.
• 2 Kings 15:25One of his chief officers, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him. Taking fifty men of Gilead with him, he assassinated Pekahiah, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the royal palace at Samaria. So Pekah killed Pekahiah and succeeded him as king.
• Psalms 55:23But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
• Proverbs 1:16for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.
• Ezekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’
• Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 41:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Slew them - He kept the murder of Gedaliah secret, and no doubt had a band of his assassins lodged in Mizpah; and he decoyed these fourscore men thither that he might have strength to slay them. He kept ten alive because they told him they had treasures hidden in a field, which they would show him. Whether he kept his word with them is not recorded. He could do nothing good or great; and it is likely that, when he had possessed himself of those treasures…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The pit - the cistern, and in Jeremiah 41:9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. and cast them into ... pit--He had not killed them in the pit (compare Jr 41:9); these words are therefore rightly supplied in English Version. the pit--the pit or cistern made by Asa to guard against a want of water when Baasha was about to besiege the city (Jr 41:9; 1Ki 15:22). The trench or fosse round the city [Grotius]. Ishmael's motive for the murder seems to have been a suspicion that they were coming to live under Gedaliah.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 41:7

• Ahikam
• Gedaliah
• Homicide
• Hypocrisy
• Ishmael
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Mizpah
• Nethaniah
• Shiloh

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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