Jeremiah 41:18 KJV
Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
Matthew Henry
- Johanan recovers the captives, and purposes to retire to EgyptThe success of villany must be short, and none can prosper who harden their hearts against God. And those justly lose comfort in real fears, who excuse...
Thompson Chains
- Faint-heartedSee the chain from Leviticus 26:36 · 6 links
- GedaliahSee the chain from 2 Kings 25:22 · 3 links
Parallel Passages
- Jeremiah 40:5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Jeremiah 40:5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
- Jeremiah 42:16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
- Luke 12:4–5 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. …
- Isaiah 51:12–13 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; …
- Isaiah 57:11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
- Jeremiah 42:11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
- Jeremiah 43:2–3 Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: …
- 2 Kings 25:25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
- Isaiah 30:16–17 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. …
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Topics
- Ahikam Son of Shaphan
- Citizens Ishmael
- Israel, prophecies concerning Ishmael seeks to betray the people to the Ammonites
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Places
- ChaldeaRegion · today Tell el Muqayyar · Location well established
- BabylonTown · Location well established
- Places in Jeremiah 41 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- IshmaelGod hears. (1.) Abraham’s eldest son, by Hagar the concubine (Gen 16:15; Gen 17:23). He was born at Mamre, when Abraham was eighty-six...
- NethaniahGiven of Jehovah. (1.) One of Asaph’s sons, appointed by David to minister in the temple (1 Chr 25:2, 1 Chr 25:12).
- GedaliahMade great by Jehovah. (1.) the son of Jeduthum (1 Chr 25:3, 1 Chr 25:9). (2.) The grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, and the father...
- AhikamBrother of support = helper, one of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the...
- BabylonThe Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Because מִפְּנֵי mippĕnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
- of the Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּים hakkaśdîm כַּשְׂדִּי Proper name · with the
- for they were afraid כִּי kî Conjunction יָרְאוּ yārĕʾww יָרֵא Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- of them, because Ishmael מִפְּנֵיהֶם mippĕnêhem Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural יִשְׁמָעֵאל yišmāʿēʾl יִשְׁמָעֵאל Proper name
- the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Nethaniah נְתַנְיָה nĕtanyâ נְתַנְיָה Proper name
- had slain כִּי kî Conjunction הִכָּה hikkâ נָכָה Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- Gedaliah אֶת ʾet Object marker גְּדַלְיָהוּ gĕdalyāhû גְּדַּלְיָה Proper name
- the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Ahikam אֲחִיקָם ʾăḥîqām אֲחִיקָם Proper name
- whom the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Babylon בָּבֶל bābel בָּבֶל Proper name
- made governor אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הִפְקִיד hipqîd פָּקַד Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- in the land בָּאָרֶץ bāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
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