2 Kings 25:24 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 25:24

And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”

BSB

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ASV

And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

KJV

And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

As rebels against the Babylonian king, their lives were forfeit. Gedaliah pledged himself to them by oath, that, if they gave no further cause of complaint, their past offences should be forgiven.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

What a fatal breach was made upon them, soon afterwards, by the death of Gedaliah, within two months after he entered upon his government. The utter extirpation of the Jews, for the present, was determined, and therefore it was in vain for them to think of taking root again: the whole land must be plucked up, Jer. xlv.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע	vai.yi.sha.Va'	and he swore an oath	H7650 →
לָהֶ֤ם	la.Hem	to them
גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙	ge.dal.Ya.hu	Gedaliah	H1436 →
וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם	u.le.'an.shei.Hem	and to men their	H582 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לָהֶ֔ם	la.Hem	to them
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּֽירְא֖וּ	ti.re.'U	you be afraid	H3372 →
מֵעַבְדֵ֣י	me.'av.Dei	from [the] servants of	H5650 →
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים	ha.kas.Dim	the Chaldeans	H3778 →
שְׁב֣וּ	she.Vu	dwell	H3427 →
בָאָ֗רֶץ	va.'A.retz	in the land	H776 →
וְעִבְד֛וּ	ve.'iv.Du	and serve	H5647 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מֶ֥לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
בָּבֶ֖ל	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
וְיִטַ֥ב	ve.yi.Tav	so it may go well	H3190 →
לָכֶֽם׃ ס	la.Khem	for you

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Where the connections lead

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2 Samuel 14:11
“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD…
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- 1 Samuel 14:45
  But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the…
- Matthew 10:30
  And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- Numbers 35:19
  The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
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Jeremiah 43:6
the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah…
leads to
- Jeremiah 39:10
  But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
- Jeremiah 40:7
  When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in…
Through
2 Samuel 19:23
So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.
leads to
- 1 Kings 2:46
  Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 2:8–9
  Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he…
- 1 Kings 2:37
  On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings