Jeremiah 41:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 41:9

7 So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah ^akilled them and cast them into the midst of a¹ pit, he and the men who were with him.

8 But 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.

9 Now the¹ pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, because of Gedaliah, was ^athe same one Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the ^arest of the people who were in Mizpah, ^bthe king’s daughters and all the people who remained in Mizpah, ^cwhom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive and departed to go over to ^dthe Ammonites.

11 But when ^aJohanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 41:9:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

Because {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Cast {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Dead {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Fear {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Jeremiah 41:9:

Pit {Easton's}
Baasha {I.S.B.E.}
Gedaliah {I.S.B.E.}
Palestine, 3 {I.S.B.E.}

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