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Themes in Jeremiah 41

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Themes in Jeremiah 41

Jeremiah 41:1 (show verse)

{And then} in the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, from the offspring of the kingship, and [one of] the chief officers of the king, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam [at] Mizpah, {along with} ten men. And they ate bread together there at Mizpah.

Elishama » Probably identical with number four
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Israel » Gedaliah » Assassinated » Ishmael
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael

Jeremiah 41:2 (show verse)

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah got up, {along with} the ten men who were with him, and they struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and killed him whom the king of Babylon had appointed [in an official position] over the land.

Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Israel » Gedaliah » Assassinated » Ishmael
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael
Shaphan » The father of ahikam and the grandfather of gedaliah

Jeremiah 41:3 (show verse)

Then Ishmael killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, {along with} the Chaldeans who were found there, {the soldiers}.

Jeremiah 41:4 (show verse)

{And then} on the second day of the killing of Gedaliah--and {no one} knew--

Jeremiah 41:5 (show verse)

then men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men [with] shaven beards and torn garments, [who had] cut themselves with blades, {having} grain offerings and frankincense in their hands to bring [to] the {temple} of Yahweh.

Beards » In affliction » Was shorn
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Ishmael
Idolatry » Other customs of » Cutting the flesh
Incense » Offered in idolatrous worship
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Mourning » For the dead » Cutting the flesh
Shechem » Also called sychar, a city of refuge in mount ephraim » Men of, killed by ishmael
Shiloh » City of ephraim, north of beth-el, and on the highway from beth-el to shechem » Devoted men from, killed by ishmael

Jeremiah 41:6 (show verse)

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out to meet them from Mizpah, {weeping as he came}. {And then} as [he was] meeting them, he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam."

Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael
Shiloh » City of ephraim, north of beth-el, and on the highway from beth-el to shechem » Devoted men from, killed by ishmael

Jeremiah 41:7 (show verse)

{And then}, the moment of their coming to the middle of the city, then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, {along with} the men who [were] with him, slaughtered them [and threw them] to the middle of the pit.

Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael
Shiloh » City of ephraim, north of beth-el, and on the highway from beth-el to shechem » Devoted men from, killed by ishmael

Jeremiah 41:8 (show verse)

But ten men were found among them, and they said to Ishmael, "You must not kill us, for {we have} hidden treasures in the field, wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. So he refrained and he did not kill them in the midst of their fellow countrymen.

Barley » Palestine
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Shiloh » City of ephraim, north of beth-el, and on the highway from beth-el to shechem » Devoted men from, killed by ishmael

Jeremiah 41:9 (show verse)

Now the pit [into] which Ishmael threw all the corpses of the men whom he had killed {along with} Gedaliah [was the same one] that King Asa had made because of Baasha the king of Israel, [who was] against him. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled [it with] the slain ones.

Baasha » King of israel
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael
Shiloh » City of ephraim, north of beth-el, and on the highway from beth-el to shechem » Devoted men from, killed by ishmael

Jeremiah 41:10 (show verse)

Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who [were] in Mizpah, the daughters of the king and all the people who were left at Mizpah, [over] whom Nebuzaradan, [the] captain of [the] guard, had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael took them captive and set out to cross over to the {Ammonites}.

Ammonites » Kings of baalis
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael

Jeremiah 41:11 (show verse)

When Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who [were] with him, heard all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Ishmael, the son of nethaniah, defeated at, by johanan
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Johanan » Jewish captain » Ishmael defeated by
Kareah » Father of johanan
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael

Jeremiah 41:12 (show verse)

then they took all the men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. And they met him at [the] great pool that [is] in Gibeon.

gibeon » Pool of
gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Ishmael, the son of nethaniah, defeated at, by johanan
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Defeated by johanan, and put to flight
Johanan » Jewish captain » Ishmael defeated by
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael

Jeremiah 41:13 (show verse)

{And then}, the moment that all the people who [were] with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who [were] with him, they were glad.

gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Ishmael, the son of nethaniah, defeated at, by johanan
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Defeated by johanan, and put to flight
Johanan » Jewish captain » Ishmael defeated by
Kareah » Father of johanan
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital

Jeremiah 41:14 (show verse)

So all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and returned and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Ishmael, the son of nethaniah, defeated at, by johanan
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Defeated by johanan, and put to flight
Israel » Fear » Refuge » Egypt
Johanan » Jewish captain » Ishmael defeated by
Kareah » Father of johanan
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital

Jeremiah 41:15 (show verse)

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped with eight men {from} Johanan, and they went to the {Ammonites}.

Jeremiah 41:16 (show verse)

Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who [were] with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, strong men, {soldiers}, and women, and little children, and eunuchs whom he brought back from Gibeon.

gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Ishmael, the son of nethaniah, defeated at, by johanan
Israel » Fear » Refuge » Egypt
Kareah » Father of johanan

Jeremiah 41:17 (show verse)

And they set out and stayed at the lodging place of Chimham that [is] near Bethlehem, {intending} to go [to] Egypt

Chimham » A gileadite
Israel » Fear » Refuge » Egypt

Jeremiah 41:18 (show verse)

because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid {of them}, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed [in an official position] over the land.

Israel » Fear » Refuge » Egypt