Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 41:12
An open pool still exists at Gibeon, and a large subterranean reservoir fed by a copious natural spring. Gibeon is about two miles north of Mizpah.
An open pool still exists at Gibeon, and a large subterranean reservoir fed by a copious natural spring. Gibeon is about two miles north of Mizpah.
III. AFTER THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (40-45) Chapter S 40-41 The Treachery in the Land and the Flight to Egypt _ 1. Jeremiah's choice (Jeremiah 40:1) _ 2. Gedaliah and Ishmael's deed (Jeremiah 40:7; J
ISHMAEL'S DEEDS AND FLIGHT. Eighty pilgrims from N. Israel to Jerusalem, mourning its fall, and carrying offerings (Jeremiah 17:26), were met by Ishmael and enticed into Mizpah. There he killed them a...
GIBEON. Now _e_. _Jib_, about five miles north of Jerusalem, where Joab treacherously slew Amasa (2 Samuel 20:8; 2 Samuel 20:10)....
_Gibeon_ See on Jeremiah 28:1. The "great waters" apparently are to be identified with the "pool" of 2 Samuel 2:13. Gibeon was about a mile N. of Mizpah....
Jeremiah 41:4-18. Ishmael commits further massacres and carries off captives The section may be summarized as follows. (i) Jeremiah 41:4. The following day eighty pilgrims arrive. Ishmael goes weepi...
See introd. summary to the section....
4. _The deliverance of the hostages_ (Jeremiah 41:10-16) TRANSLATION (10) Then Ishmael took captive the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the daughters of the king, and all the rest of the peopl...
Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. THE GREAT WATERS THAT ARE IN GIBSON - (). A large reservoir o...
PLOT AGAINST GEDALIAH AND ITS RESULTS (586 B.C.) 1-10. Ishmael murders Gedaliah and others, and carries off captives....
GIBEON] the modern El-jib, a city of the priests (Joshua 18:25; Joshua 21:17), in the tribe of Benjamin....
BY THE GREAT WATERS THAT ARE IN GIBEON. — Johanan and his friends had been unable to prevent the slaughter of which they had warned Gedaliah (Jeremiah 41:15), but they were not too late to avenge it....
וַ יִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת ־כָּל ־הָ֣ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַ
CHAPTER XIII GEDALIAH Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 41:1; Jeremiah 52:1 "Then arose Ishmael ben Nethani
Johanan's story proved to be true, and by the basest treachery Ishmael, with a handful of men, murdered Gedaliah and a number of others, and carried away the rest captive, intending to take them to th...
_Gabaon, famous for the battle of Abner, 2 Kings ii. 13._...
It is hardly possible, but to take part with satisfaction on the success of Johanan, in the recovery of the Captives. Nevertheless, what is the sum and substance of the history, but potsherds striving...
Here the Prophet informs us, that Ishmael did not attain his wishes; for he had resolved to sell; as it were, the people to the king of Ammon, but he was intercepted in his course. But he says first,...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 39 THROUGH 44. After this, chapter 39 and the following Chapter s give us the history of the confusion and iniquity that reigned among the remnant who were no...
THEN THEY TOOK ALL THE MEN,.... All the soldiers that were under their command; this they did at once, believing the report to be true, as they had reason to do; since they knew of Ishmael's designs,...
Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that [are] in Gibeon. Ver. 12. _Then they took all the men, and went to fight with I...
_Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people_ All that he did not slay: see note on Jeremiah 41:3; and among the rest Zedekiah's daughters, who had been left to the care of Gedaliah, wh...
THE PREPARATIONS TO EMIGRATE TO EGYPT...
then they took all the men, quickly summoning them upon receiving the sad news, AND WENT TO FIGHT WITH ISHMAEL, THE SON OF NETHANIAH, AND FOUND HIM BY THE GREAT WATERS THAT ARE IN GIBEON, only a few m...
11-18 The success of villany must be short, and none can prosper who harden their hearts against God. And those justly lose comfort in real fears, who excuse themselves in sin by pretended fears. The...
These GREAT WATERS are supposed to be a lake, or some great pool in Gibeon, the very same that is mentioned 2 SAMUEL 2:13, where Joab and the servants of David met, the one keeping on one side of the...
Jeremiah 41:12 took H3947 (H8799) men H582 went H3212 (H8799) fight H3898 (H8736) Ishmael H3458 son...
ISHMAEL IS PURSUED BY THE LOYAL MEN OF JUDAH WHO RECOVER THE CAPTIVES, ALTHOUGH ISHMAEL HIMSELF ESCAPES RETRIBUTION (JEREMIAH 41:11). Despite Ishmael's best efforts news of what he had done swiftly an...
CONTENTS: Gedeliah slain, and many Jewish captives released by Johanan. CHARACTERS: Ishmael, Gedeliah, Asa, Nebuzaraden, Johanan. CONCLUSION: God sometimes permits bloody work to be done for the com...
Jeremiah 41:1. _In the seventh month,_ two months after the city had been taken, and the temple burned. Ishmael and his ten companions, who had held high commissions under Zedekiah, were feasted by th...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 41:11 JOHANAN and other former soldiers (Jeremiah 40:7,...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—Only three months after Jerusalem was captured by the Chaldeans: “in the _seventh month_” (Jeremiah 41:1, comp. chap. Jeremiah 32:2) See notes...
EXPOSITION JEREMIAH 41:1 Assassination of Gedaliah and other Jews. JEREMIAH 41:1 IN THE SEVENTH MONTH; _i.e._ two months after the destruction of Jerusalem and the appointment of Gedaliah. It seems...
Tonight let's turn to Jeremiah chapter 41 as we continue our study through the Bible. Now, these are prophecies that Jeremiah made to the people after Nebuchadnezzar had come and carried away king Zed...
1 Samuel 30:1; 1 Samuel 30:18; 2 Samuel 2:13; Genesis 14:14...