Jeremiah 40:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 40:9

7 ^aAnd when all the captains of the armies who were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and ^bthe poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon,

8 then they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—^aIshmael the son of Nethaniah, ^bJohanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and ^cJezaniah the son of a ^dMaachathite, they and their men.

9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath before them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be ^awell with you.

10 As for me, I will indeed dwell at Mizpah and serve the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”

11 Likewise, when all the Jews who were in Moab, among the Ammonites, in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

12 then all the Jews ^areturned out of all places where they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruit in abundance.

13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields came to Gedaliah at Mizpah,

14 and said to him,¹ “Do you certainly know that ^aBaalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to murder you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.

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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 40:9:

Ahikam {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ahikam {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Ahikam {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Before {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Dwell {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Dwell {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gedaliah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gedaliah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Gedaliah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Oath {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Oath {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shaphan {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shaphan {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Babylon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Babylon {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Jeremiah 40:9:

Ahikam {Easton's}
Gedaliah {I.S.B.E.}
Johanan {I.S.B.E.}

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