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.
• 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 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.

Context of Jeremiah 41:7

5eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the Lord. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense. 6Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!” 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. 8The other ten had talked Ishmael into letting them go by promising to bring him their stores of wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey that they had hidden away. 9The cistern where Ishmael dumped the bodies of the men he murdered was the large one dug by King Asa when he fortified Mizpah to protect himself against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with corpses.

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 King Asa’s reign in Judah, and he became the next king of Israel.
• 1 Kings 16:10Zimri walked in and struck him down and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. Then Zimri became the next king.
• 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of the royal family.
• 2 Kings 15:25Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah’s army, conspired against him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assassinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the palace at Samaria. And Pekah reigned in his place.
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me.
• Proverbs 1:16They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to do evil, and they rush to commit murder. They think only about sinning. Misery and destruction always follow them.
• Ezekiel 22:27Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people’s lives for money!
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
• Romans 3:15“They rush to commit murder.

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