New King James Version
Jeremiah 41:7
7So 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.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- 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 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
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!” 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. 8But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field.” So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren. 9Now 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.
Read all of Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 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 him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 16:10And Zimri went in and struck him and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs.
- 2 Kings 15:25Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and killed him in Samaria, in the citadel of the king’s house, along with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of Gilead. He killed him and reigned in his place.
- Psalms 55:23But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.
- Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths.
- Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.
- Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a 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
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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
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