Jeremiah 41:16
in Jeremiah 41Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to wit, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.
KJV
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
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This verse in Jeremiah 41
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe women - children, and the eunuchs - These were all most probably, persons who belonged to the palace and harem of Zedekiah: some of them his own concubines and their children.
This site's exposition
Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant
on Jeremiah 41:16-18
Johanan takes the remnant, “the soldiers, women, children, and court officials,” and they stop at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem “in order to proceed into Egypt.” The reason is fear of reprisal: “they were afraid of the Chaldeans” because Ishmael had killed Babylon’s governor. The chapter ends on that fear.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
By the conduct and courage of Johanan, though the death of the slain is not revenged, yet the prisoners are recovered, and he now becomes their commander-in-chief,
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
men of war--"The men of war," stated in Jer 41:3 to have been slain by Ishmael, must refer to the military about Gedaliah's person; "the men of war" here to those not so. eunuchs--The kings of Judah had adopted the bad practice of having harems and eunuchs from the surrounding heathen kingdoms.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
in Geruth Chimham In the sojourning place that David gave to Chimham the son of Barzilai the Gileadite when he returned from the war of Absalom, as it is stated in the Book of Samuel (II: 39): “Chimham shall go over with me.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
36 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּח֩ | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| יוֹחָנָ֨ן | yochanan | Johanan | H3110 → | 22 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קָרֵ֜חַ | kareach | Kareah | H7143 → | 14 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שָׂרֵ֧י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַחֲיָלִ֣ים | hachayalim | the armies | H2428 → | 246 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אִתּ֗וֹ | ʾito | [were] with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֵ֣ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֤ית | sheerit | [the] rest of | H7611 → | 66 times |
| הָעָם֙ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵ֠שִׁיב | heshiv | he had brought back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| מֵאֵ֨ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אל | yishmael | Ishmael | H3458 → | 48 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נְתַנְיָה֙ | netanyah | Nethaniah | H5418 → | 20 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה | hamitzpah | <the> Mizpah | H4709 → | 40 times |
| אַחַ֣ר | ʾachar | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הִכָּ֔ה | hikah | he had struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גְּדַלְיָ֖ה | gedalyah | Gedaliah | H1436 → | 32 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲחִיקָ֑ם | ʾachikam | Ahikam | H296 → | 20 times |
| גְּבָרִ֞ים | gevarim | men | H1397 → | 65 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾanshei | [the] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה | hamilchamah | <the> war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| וְנָשִׁ֤ים | venashim | and women | H802 → | 781 times |
| וְטַף֙ | vetaf | and little one[s] | H2945 → | 42 times |
| וְסָ֣רִסִ֔ים | vesarisim | and court-officials | H5631 → | 42 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵשִׁ֖יב | heshiv | he had brought back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| מִגִּבְעֽוֹן׃ | migivon | from Gibeon | H1391 → | 38 times |
וַיִּקַּח֩and he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
יוֹחָנָ֨ןJohanan
yochananH3110 →22 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
קָרֵ֜חַKareah
kareachH7143 →14 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
שָׂרֵ֧י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הַחֲיָלִ֣יםthe armies
hachayalimH2428 →246 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
אִתּ֗וֹ[were] with him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
אֵ֣ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
שְׁאֵרִ֤ית[the] rest of
sheeritH7611 →66 times
הָעָם֙the people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֵ֠שִׁיבhe had brought back
heshivH7725 →1056 times
מֵאֵ֨תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
יִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלIshmael
yishmaelH3458 →48 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
נְתַנְיָה֙Nethaniah
netanyahH5418 →20 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה<the> Mizpah
hamitzpahH4709 →40 times
אַחַ֣רafter
ʾacharH310 →715 times
הִכָּ֔הhe had struck down
hikahH5221 →499 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
גְּדַלְיָ֖הGedaliah
gedalyahH1436 →32 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֲחִיקָ֑םAhikam
ʾachikamH296 →20 times
גְּבָרִ֞יםmen
gevarimH1397 →65 times
אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה<the> war
hamilchamahH4421 →320 times
וְנָשִׁ֤יםand women
venashimH802 →781 times
וְטַף֙and little one[s]
vetafH2945 →42 times
וְסָ֣רִסִ֔יםand court-officials
vesarisimH5631 →42 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֵשִׁ֖יבhe had brought back
heshivH7725 →1056 times
מִגִּבְעֽוֹן׃from Gibeon
migivonH1391 →38 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 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.
it leads to
- 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
- Jeremiah 41:11–16
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 43:2–5
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…
- Jeremiah 42:1
Through
Jeremiah 41:10Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 40:14
and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.
- 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…
- Jeremiah 40:11–12
When 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…
- Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
- Nehemiah 2:10
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
- Jeremiah 40:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.