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Themes in Jeremiah 41

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Themes in Jeremiah 41

Jeremiah 41:1 (show verse)

In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with 10 men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. They ate a meal together there in 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)

but then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the 10 men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword; he killed the one the king of Babylon had appointed in 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)

Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.

Jeremiah 41:4 (show verse)

On the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when no one knew yet,

Jeremiah 41:5 (show verse)

80 men came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria who had shaved their beards, torn their garments, and gashed themselves, and who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord.

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)

Ishmael son of Nethaniah came out of Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. When he encountered them, he said: “Come to Gedaliah 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)

But when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

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)

However, there were 10 men among them who said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he stopped and did not kill them along with their companions.

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 cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the corpses of the men he had struck down was a large one that King Asa had made in the encounter with Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

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 remnant of the people of Mizpah including the daughters of the king—all those who remained in Mizpah over whom Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off 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 son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael 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)

they took all their men and went to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah and found him by the great pool 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)

When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,

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)

and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and rejoined Johanan 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 son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites.

Jeremiah 41:16 (show verse)

Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him then took from Mizpah all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam—men, soldiers, women, children, and court officials 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)

They left, stopping in Geruth Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, in order to make their way into Egypt,

Chimham » A gileadite
Israel » Fear » Refuge » Egypt

Jeremiah 41:18 (show verse)

away from the Chaldeans. For they feared them because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in the land.

Israel » Fear » Refuge » Egypt