Jeremiah 40:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. ”

Jeremiah 40:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To serve the Chaldeans - literally, as margin; to be their minister and lieutenant. Gedaliah supposed that officers of high rank would come from time to time from Babylon to look after the king’s...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Governorship of Gedaliah. The scattered Jewish forces which remained heard of Gedaliah's appointment as governor, and made submission to him at Mizpah. He guaranteed their security, and encoura...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here, as I have hinted, is explained the great humanity of Gedaliah, and also his pious solicitude for his own nation, in order that the perfidy and cruelty of the son of Nethaniah might appear...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well wit...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Sware unto them— That is, assured and promised them by an oath, that they should be safe under the protection and government of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 40:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Gedaliah as Governor (586 b.c.) Jeremiah 40:7 to Jeremiah 43:6 are briefly summarised in 2 Kings 25:22-26 . The account in the book of Kings mentions merely the accomplished results; while he...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Fear not to serve the Chaldeans... — Gedaliah, acting as Satrap of the province, assures them that, though they had fought against the conquerors, there would be a full amnesty, and that they might...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII GEDALIAH Jeremiah 39:1-18 ; Jeremiah 40:1-16 ; Jeremiah 41:1-18 ; Jeremiah 52:1-34 "Then arose Ishmael ben Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote with the swo...
Jeremiah 40:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Chapter s forty and forty-one, which contain the prophecies of Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem, constitute his last messages to the chosen people. These fall into two parts-first, prophecies aga...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It appears by the appointment of one of their own people among the Jews to be Governor, that the King of Babylon meant kindness to the lower orders of the people, though he had slain their king and n...
Jeremiah 40:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan aware unto them and to their men ,.... They might express their fears, that should they continue with Gedaliah, as they were inclined to do, could t...
Jeremiah 40:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well wit...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now when all the captains of the forces heard, &c., they came to Gedaliah By the taking of Jerusalem the Chaldeans made a complete conquest of Judea; whereupon that part of the Jewish army whic...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gedaliah's Address to the People. B. C. 588. 7 Now when all the captains of the forces...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They might reasonably suspect that the Chaldeans would have a jealous eye upon any conflux of people to Jerusalem, especially military men, and therefore be something suspicious of him who was the Ch...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Commencement Of Judah's Restoration Is Thwarted By The Assassination Of Gedaliah The Governor And By The Refusal Of The People To Listen To Jeremiah As They Take Refuge In Egypt ( Jeremiah 40:1...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—A purely historical chapter, of events following the city’s ruin. It records the out-gleaming of a ray of hope upon the appalling gloom which had befallen the land, in...
Jeremiah 40:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 40:1 . The word which came to Jeremiah bound in chains. This word is found in Jeremiah 42:9 ; and the intervening history is a parenthesis of Ishmael's treason. Jeremiah was now about se...
Jeremiah 40:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The first of a series of chapters (40-45.) describing Jeremiah's fortunes and ministry after the fall of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 40:1-24 The liberation of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 40:1...
Jeremiah 40:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Gedaliah Made Governor And Threatened By The Jews
Jeremiah 40:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 20:16 ; 1 Samuel 20:17 ; 2 Kings 25:24 ; Genesis 49:15 ; Jeremiah 27:11 ; Jeremiah 38:17-20 ; Psalms 128:2 ; Psalms 37:3

Jeremiah 40:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 40:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 40:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 40:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 40:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 40:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 40:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 40:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 40:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 40:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 40:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge