Jeremiah 41
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 41 of 52
Chapter Summary
Ishmael treacherously kills Gedaliah and flees to the Ammonites with captives. Johanan recovers the captives, and they flee toward Egypt.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Son of Nethaniah, of royal seed; assassinates Gedaliah at Mizpah, slaughters pilgrims, and flees to Ammon
Son of Ahikam, Babylon's appointed governor; murdered by Ishmael while sharing bread at Mizpah
Son of Kareah; with the army heads pursues Ishmael and recovers the captives
Chief of the Babylonian executioners who had entrusted the remnant people to Gedaliah
Former king who had dug the pit at Mizpah against Baasha; Ishmael fills it with the slain
King of Israel against whom Asa originally made the pit Ishmael uses for the corpses
Timeline
Ishmael and ten men treacherously murder Gedaliah, along with the Jews and Chaldean soldiers who were with him at Mizpah.
Jeremiah 41:1-3Ishmael lures eighty mourning pilgrims into Mizpah, slaughters them, and throws their corpses into a pit, sparing only ten men who promise hidden treasures.
Jeremiah 41:4-10Johanan pursues Ishmael, rescuing the captives at the waters in Gibeon. Ishmael escapes to Ammon. The people then stay near Bethlehem, intending to flee to Egypt out of fear of the Chaldeans.
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