Jeremiah 41:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

Came

2 Kings 10:13

Shechem

1 Kings 12:1

Shiloh

Jeremiah 7:12

Joshua 18:1

Samaria

1 Kings 16:24

Their beards

To the

1 Samuel 1:7

2 Kings 25:9

Psalm 102:14

Bible References

Came

Jehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?”

They answered, “We’re Ahaziah’s relatives. We’ve come down to greet the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons.”

Shechem

After Jacob came from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at Shechem in the land of Canaan and camped in front of the city.

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the region, saw her, he took her and raped her.

Joseph’s bones, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the parcel of land Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for 100 qesitahs.

It was an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.

Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and spoke to them and to all his maternal grandfather’s clan, saying,

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.

Shiloh

“But return to My place that was at Shiloh, where I made My name dwell at first. See what I did to it because of the evil of My people Israel.

The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh where it set up the tent of meeting there; the land had been subdued by them.

Samaria

then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.

Their beards

You are not to cut off the hair at the sides of your head or mar the edge of your beard.

“You are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead,

So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.

Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.

To the

Whenever she went up to the Lord’s house, her rival taunted her in this way every year. Hannah wept and would not eat.

He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.

For Your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.