Jeremiah 41:2

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

King James Version · Read in your translation · Open the Explore console

Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
arose	וַיָּקָם֩ vai.ya.Kam	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֨אל yish.ma.'El	H3458	Jishmael · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nethaniah	נְתַנְיָ֜ה ne.tan.Yah	H5418	Nethanjah · proper noun, a man's name
ten	וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת va.'a.Se.ret	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
smote	וַ֠יַּכּוּ Vai.ya.ku	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ ge.dal.Ya.hu	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֧ם 'a.chi.Kam	H296	Achikam · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shaphan	שָׁפָ֛ן sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
sword	בַּחֶ֖רֶב ba.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
slew	וַיָּ֣מֶת vai.Ya.met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
governor	הִפְקִ֥יד hif.Kid	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
land	בָּאָֽרֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Kings 25:25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with…
Jeremiah 40:5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath ma…
2 Samuel 3:27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, t…
2 Samuel 20:9-10 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
Psalms 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Psalms 109:5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Jeremiah 40:7 Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

It is hard to say which is more astonishing, God's permitting or men's perpetrating such villanies as here we find committed. Such base, barbarous, bloody work is here done by men who by their birth should have been men of honour, by their religion just men, and this done upon those of their own nature, their own nation, their own religion, and now their brethren in affliction, when they were all brought under the power of the victorious Chaldeans, and smarting under the judgments of God, upon no provocation, nor with any prospect of advantage - all done, not only in cold blood, but with art and management. We have scarcely such an instance of perfidious cruelty in all the scripture; so that…

Read the whole note in the console

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:2

slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor--This assigns a reason for their slaying him, as well as showing the magnitude of their crime (Dan 2:21; Rom 13:1).

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:2

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him,.... After they had eat and drank well, they rose up from their seats at table: and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him; they all drew their swords and thrust at him, and were assisting in the murder of him; though it is probable that it was Ishmael that gave him the mortal wound, since the phrase, "and slew him", is singular. Josephus (d) says that Gedaliah prepared a splendid table, and made a sumptuous entertainment for them, and being drunk himself, which they observed, took the opportunity and slew him, and all at table with him: whom the king Babylon had made gove…

Read the whole note in the console

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:1-3

Jeremiah 41:1-3 1. Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 1. Et accidit mense septimo, ut venerit (et venit) Ismael filius Nathaniae filii Elisamae, e semine regio, et proceres regis et decem viri cum eo ad Godoliam filium Achikam in Mispath, et comederunt illic panem simul in Mispath. 2. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of…

Dictionary and topics

Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Gedaliah — Made great by Jehovah. (1.) the son of Jeduthum (1 Chr. 25:3, 9). (2.) The grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, and the father of Cushi (Zeph. 1:1). (3.) One of the Jewish nobles who conspired…
Gedaliah · .Killed by Ishmael — .Killed by Ishmael
Ishmael · and takes many Jews — and takes many Jews
Mizpah · had been — had been
Nethaniah · 1. Father of Ishmael — 1. Father of Ishmael
Shaphan · 2. The father of Ahikam and the grandfather of Gedaliah — 2. The father of Ahikam and the grandfather of Gedaliah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 41:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:2

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:2

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:1-3

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 41:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:2

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:2

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:1-3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 41:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 41:1-2

Rashi on Jeremiah 41:1