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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 41:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 41:2 |
Strong Concordance |
Then arose [06965] Ishmael [03458] the son [01121] of Nethaniah [05418], and the ten [06235] men [0582] that were with him, and smote [05221] Gedaliah [01436] the son [01121] of Ahikam [0296] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227] with the sword [02719], and slew [04191] him, whom the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] had made governor [06485] over the land [0776]. |
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King James |
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor--This assigns a reason for their slaying him, as well as showing the magnitude of their crime (Dan 2:21; Rom 13:1). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Smote Gedaliah - See the preceding chapter, Jer 41:14. |
1 Let every [3956] soul [5590] be subject [5293] unto the higher [5242] powers [1849]. For [1063] there is [2076] no [3756] power [1849] but [1508] of [575] God [2316]: [1161] the powers [1849] that be [5607] are [1526] ordained [5021] of [5259] God [2316].
21 And he changeth [08133] the times [05732] and the seasons [02166]: he removeth [05709] kings [04430], and setteth up [06966] kings [04430]: he giveth [03052] wisdom [02452] unto the wise [02445], and knowledge [04486] to them that know [03046] understanding [0999]:
14 So all the people [05971] that Ishmael [03458] had carried away captive [07617] from Mizpah [04709] cast about [05437] and returned [07725], and went [03212] unto Johanan [03110] the son [01121] of Kareah [07143].