Jeremiah 41:9

Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
pit	וְהַבּ֗וֹר ve.ha.Bor	H953	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a priso… · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ yish.ma.'eL	H3458	Jishmael · proper noun, a man's name
cast	הִשְׁלִ֨יךְ hish.Likh	H7993	to throw out · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bodies	פִּגְרֵ֣י pig.Rei	H6297	a carcase (as limp) · noun, common masculine plural construct
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
slain	הִכָּה֙ hi.Kah	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
because	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ ge.dal.Ya.hu	H1436	Gedaljah · proper noun, a man's name
Asa	אָסָ֔א 'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · proper noun, a man's name
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
made	עָשָׂה֙ 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fear	מִפְּנֵ֖י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֣א ba'.Sha'	H1201	Basha · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵ֥אל 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	נְתַנְיָ֖הוּ ne.tan.Ya.hu	H5418	Nethanjah · proper noun, a man's name
filled	מִלֵּ֛א mi.Le'	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
slain	חֲלָלִֽים cha.la.Lim	H2491	pierced (especially to death) · adjective, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Judges 6:2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mo…
1 Samuel 13:6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and i…
2 Samuel 17:9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whos…
1 Kings 15:17-22 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 16:1-10 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might…
Joshua 10:16-18 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
1 Samuel 14:11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of…
1 Samuel 14:22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed…

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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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:9

because of Gedaliah--rather, "near Gedaliah," namely, those intercepted by Ishmael on their way from Samaria to Jerusalem and killed at Mizpah, where Gedaliah had lived. So Ch2 17:15, "next"; Neh 3:2, Margin, literally, as here, "at his hand." "In the reign of Gedaliah" [CALVIN]. However, English Version gives a good sense: Ishmael's reason for killing them was because of his supposing them to be connected with Gedaliah.

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:9

Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies,.... Not only of those seventy men of Samaria, &c. but of the men whom he had slain because of Gedaliah; because of their attachment to him: or, "by the hand of Gedaliah" (k); not by him, as an instrument; unless, as Jarchi observes, because he rejected the advice of Johanan, and provided not for his safety, and his people, it was as if they were slain by him (l); rather the sense is, that they were slain by the side of him, or in the, place where he was, or along with him (m); see a like phrase in Jeremiah 38:10; now both the one and the other were cast into one pit: and this was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha k…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:9

Dictionary and topics

Baasha · 9:9; — 9:9;
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
Shiloh · . — .

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 41:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:9

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:9

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:9

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Jeremiah 41:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 41:9

John Gill on Jeremiah 41:9

John Calvin on Jeremiah 41:9

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 41:8-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 41:9

Rashi on Jeremiah 41:9