Jeremiah 41:1
AND THE PRINCES] RV 'and _one of_ the chief officers'; a further description of Ishmael himself, not an addition to his band. EVEN] RV 'and.'... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE PRINCES] RV 'and _one of_ the chief officers'; a further description of Ishmael himself, not an addition to his band. EVEN] RV 'and.'... [ Continue Reading ]
PLOT AGAINST GEDALIAH AND ITS RESULTS (586 B.C.) 1-10. Ishmael murders Gedaliah and others, and carries off captives.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVING THEIR BEARDS SHAVEN, etc.] in mourning for the destruction of the Temple: see on Jeremiah 16:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
WEEPING ALL ALONG] feigning equal concern with them, so as to put them off their guard.... [ Continue Reading ]
PIT] RV 'cistern.'... [ Continue Reading ]
TREASURES] RV 'stores hidden.'Dry cisterns, covered with a deep layer of earth, are commonly used for this purpose in the East.... [ Continue Reading ]
BECAUSE OF] RV 'by the side of,'i.e. their bodies placed by his. ASA.. BAASHA] see 1 Kings 15:22. 11-18. Johanan rescues the captives and they start for Egypt.... [ Continue Reading ]
GIBEON] the modern El-jib, a city of the priests (Joshua 18:25; Joshua 21:17), in the tribe of Benjamin.... [ Continue Reading ]
CAST ABOUT] turned round.... [ Continue Reading ]
These acts of treachery may well have been connected with woes predicted for Ammon in Jeremiah 49:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HABITATION OF CHIMHAM] RM 'the lodging place'(i.e. irai or khan) of Chimham: see 2 Samuel 19:37. It was natural that David as a mark of gratitude to the son of Barzillai should have given Chimham a piece of his patrimony.... [ Continue Reading ]