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,
• New International Version (NIV)The day after Gedaliah’s assassination, before anyone knew about it,
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it,
• New Living Translation (NLT)The next day, before anyone had heard about Gedaliah’s murder,

Context of Jeremiah 41:4

2Then 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. 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. And it happened, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when as yet no one knew it, 5that certain men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord. 6Now Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went along; and it happened as he met them that he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the 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 27:11David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.

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