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Jeremiah 40:8

in Jeremiah 40

they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, to wit, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

KJV

Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

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This verse in Jeremiah 40

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Ishmael the son of Nethaniah - This is he who afterwards murdered Gedaliah. He had been employed to do this by Baalis, king of the Ammonites, with whom he appears to have taken refuge during the siege. See Jer 40:14.

This site's exposition

the captains of the forces which were in the fields

on Jeremiah 40:7-10

Word reaches the scattered captains still in the field that Gedaliah son of Ahikam has been made governor over the remnant, and they gather to him at Mizpah with their men. Gedaliah's oath, fear not to serve the Chaldeans, dwell in the land, and it shall be well with you, offers a policy of submission for survival, the same counsel Jeremiah had given the exiles at 29:5-7, build houses and plant gardens. Gill notes that Gedaliah, grandson of Shaphan the scribe who read Josiah's book of the law, comes from a family already sympathetic to Jeremiah's message, which explains the trust the prophet places in him.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Ishmael - It is likely these were commanders of parties, which either were within the city 'till it was taken, and then escaped, or where somewhere in the country, and not so much regarded by the Chaldeans, who were more intent upon the conquest of the city, than pursuing these little parties.
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

They came with their men, their servants, their soldiers, and so strengthened one another; and the king of Babylon had such a good opinion of Gedaliah his delegate that he was not at all jealous of the increase of their numbers, but rather pleased with it.

The words behind it

22 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיָּבֹ֥אוּand they came

    vaiyavouH935 →2568 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • גְּדַלְיָ֖הGedaliah

    gedalyahH1436 →32 times

  • הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה<the> Mizpah towards

    hamitzpatahH4709 →40 times

  • וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלand Ishmael

    veyishmaelH3458 →48 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • נְתַנְיָ֡הוּNethaniah

    netanyahuH5418 →20 times

  • וְיוֹחָנָ֣ןand Johanan

    veyochananH3110 →22 times

  • וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןand Jonathan

    veyonatanH3129 →

  • בְּנֵֽי־[the] sons of

    benei-H1121 →4930 times

  • קָ֠רֵחַKareah

    kareachH7143 →14 times

  • וּשְׂרָיָ֨הand Seraiah

    userayahH8304 →20 times

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • תַּנְחֻ֜מֶתTanhumeth

    tanchumetH8576 →

  • וּבְנֵ֣י׀and [the] sons of

    uveneiH1121 →4930 times

  • עֵיפַ֣יEphai

    ofaiH5778 →

  • הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יthe Netophathite

    hanetofatiH5200 →

  • וִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙and Jezaniah

    vizanyahuH2970 →

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יthe Maacathite

    hamaakhatiH4602 →

  • הֵ֖מָּהthey

    hemahH1992 →553 times

  • וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃and men their

    veansheihemH582 →566 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 42:1Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached6 worksJeremiah 41:1In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.5 worksDeuteronomy 3:14Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day.4 worksJeremiah 43:2Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’3 worksJeremiah 40:6So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.3 works2 Samuel 23:28–29Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.3 worksJoshua 12:5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.3 worksJeremiah 42:8and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.3 worksNehemiah 7:26the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;3 worksEzra 2:22the men of Netophah, 56;3 works2 Samuel 10:8The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.3 worksJeremiah 40:11When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,2 worksJeremiah 37:15The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.2 works1 Chronicles 11:30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,2 works2 Samuel 23:34Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,2 worksJeremiah 38:26then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”2 works1 Chronicles 2:48Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 3:14

    Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this…

    it leads to

    • Numbers 32:41

      Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 42:1

    Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 41:11

      When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,

    • Jeremiah 6:13

      “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

    • Jeremiah 40:13

      Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah

    • Jeremiah 44:12

      And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword…

  • Through

    Jeremiah 43:2

    Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 7:9

      The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”

    • 2 Chronicles 36:13

      He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 40:6

    So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 39:14

      had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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