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Jeremiah 41:11

in Jeremiah 41

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,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

KJV

But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

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This verse in Jeremiah 41

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done

on Jeremiah 41:11-15

Johanan and the other captains hear of Ishmael's massacre and pursue him, overtaking him at the great waters of Gibeon, and when the captive people see Johanan's forces they turn back to him with relief. Keil notes the captives' quick defection shows they went with Ishmael by force rather than sympathy, glad for rescue rather than resistant to it. Ishmael himself escapes with only eight men to the Ammonites, Baalis's territory offering him refuge from the vengeance Johanan's larger force could have exacted.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

But when Johanan the son of Kareah,....

The words behind it

17 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.

  • וַיִּשְׁמַע֙and he heard

    vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times

  • יוֹחָנָ֣ןJohanan

    yochananH3110 →22 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • קָרֵ֔חַKareah

    kareachH7143 →14 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • שָׂרֵ֥י[the] commanders of

    sareiH8269 →421 times

  • הַחֲיָלִ֖יםthe armies

    hachayalimH2428 →246 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwho

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • אִתּ֑וֹ[were] with him

    ʾitoH854 →929 times

  • אֵ֤ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הָֽרָעָה֙the evil

    haraahH7451 →662 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • עָשָׂ֔הhe had done

    ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

  • יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלIshmael

    yishmaelH3458 →48 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • נְתַנְיָֽה׃Nethaniah

    netanyahH5418 →20 times

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

Related verses

7 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, approached5 worksJeremiah 40:13–16Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah3 worksJeremiah 40:7–8When 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 charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,3 worksJeremiah 41:7And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.2 worksJeremiah 41:2–3Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.2 worksJeremiah 43:2–5Azariah 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.’2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 42:3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”2 works

The walk

5 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

    Jeremiah 41:7

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

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 59:7

      Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.

    • Ezekiel 22:27

      Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

    • Psalms 55:23

      But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

    • 1 Kings 15:28–29

      In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.

    • 1 Kings 16:10–12

      So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 41 →

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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