Jeremiah 41:9 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 41:9

Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

BSB

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ASV

Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

KJV

Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Now the pit - was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha - See 1Ki 15:22. Asa made this cistern as a reservoir for water for the supply of the place; for he built and fortified Mizpah at the time that he was at war with Baasha, king of Israel.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He slew so many that he could not afford them each a grave, or would not do them so much honour, but threw them all promiscuously into one pit. Among these last that were doomed to the slaughter there were ten that obtained a pardon, by working, not on the compassion, but the covetousness, of those that had them at their mercy,

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַבּ֗וֹר	ve.ha.Bor	and the cistern	H953 →
אֲשֶׁר֩	'a.Sher	where	H834 →
הִשְׁלִ֨יךְ	hish.Likh	he threw	H7993 →
שָׁ֤ם	sham	there	H8033 →
יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙	yish.ma.'eL	Ishmael	H3458 →
אֵ֣ת׀	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
פִּגְרֵ֣י	pig.Rei	[the] corpses of	H6297 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
הִכָּה֙	hi.Kah	he had struck down	H5221 →
בְּיַד־	be.yad-	by [the] hand of	H3027 →
גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ	ge.dal.Ya.hu	Gedaliah	H1436 →
ה֗וּא	Hu'	it	H1931 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	[was [the] one] which	H834 →
עָשָׂה֙	'a.Sah	he had made	H6213 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אָסָ֔א	'a.Sa'	Asa	H609 →
מִפְּנֵ֖י	mi.pe.Nei	<from> because of	H6440 →
בַּעְשָׁ֣א	ba'.Sha'	Baasha	H1201 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֹת֗וֹ	'o.To	<obj.> it	H853 →
מִלֵּ֛א	mi.Le'	he filled	H4390 →
יִשְׁמָעֵ֥אל	yish.ma.'El	Ishmael	H3458 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
נְתַנְיָ֖הוּ	ne.tan.Ya.hu	Nethaniah	H5418 →
חֲלָלִֽים׃	cha.la.Lim	[those] slain	H2491 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Judges 6:2
and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
leads to
- Hebrews 11:38
  The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 13:6
  Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
- Leviticus 26:17
  And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- 1 Samuel 14:11
  So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
- Revelation 6:15
  Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
Through
1 Samuel 13:6
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
leads to
- Judges 6:2
  and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
- 2 Samuel 24:14
  David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
- Judges 20:41
  Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Jeremiah: the study guide →Read chapter 41 →The featured study →

PersonPatriarchsIshmaelAbraham's son by Hagar — blessed and made a great nation, but not the covenant heir; Paul's figure of the flesh (Gal 4:21–31).

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