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Jeremiah 41:1 open_in_new
And the princes] RV 'and one of the chief officers'; a further description of Ishmael himself, not an addition to his band. Even] RV 'and.'
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Jeremiah 41:1-18 open_in_new
Plot against Gedaliah and its Results (586 b.c.)
1-10. Ishmael murders Gedaliah and others, and carries off captives.
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Jeremiah 41:5 open_in_new
Having their beards shaven, etc.] in mourning for the destruction of the Temple: see on Jeremiah 16:6.
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Jeremiah 41:6 open_in_new
Weeping all along] feigning equal concern with them, so as to put them off their guard.
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Jeremiah 41:7 open_in_new
Pit] RV 'cistern.'
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Jeremiah 41:8 open_in_new
Treasures] RV 'stores hidden.'Dry cisterns, covered with a deep layer of earth, are commonly used for this purpose in the East.
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Jeremiah 41:9 open_in_new
Because of] RV 'by the side of,'i.e. their bodies placed by his. Asa.. Baasha] see 1 Kings 15:22.
11-18. Johanan rescues the captives and they start for Egypt.
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Jeremiah 41:12 open_in_new
Gibeon] the modern El-jib, a city of the priests (Joshua 18:25; Joshua 21:17), in the tribe of Benjamin.
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Jeremiah 41:14 open_in_new
Cast about] turned round.
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Jeremiah 41:15 open_in_new
These acts of treachery may well have been connected with woes predicted for Ammon in Jeremiah 49:1.
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Jeremiah 41:17 open_in_new
The habitation of Chimham] RM 'the lodging place'(i.e. irai or khan) of Chimham: see 2 Samuel 19:37. It was natural that David as a mark of gratitude to the son of Barzillai should have given Chimham a piece of his patrimony.