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align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jeremiah/41-15.htm" title="Jeremiah 41:15">◄</a> Jeremiah 41:16 <a href="../jeremiah/41-17.htm" title="Jeremiah 41:17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that <i>were</i> with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after <i>that</i> he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, <i>even</i> mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:</div><div id="jump">Jump to: <a href="/commentaries/barnes/jeremiah/41.htm" title="Barnes' Notes">Barnes</a> • <a href="/commentaries/benson/jeremiah/41.htm" title="Benson Commentary">Benson</a> • <a href="/commentaries/illustrator/jeremiah/41.htm" 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href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Mighty men of war . . .</span>—These were apparently such as had escaped the massacre of <a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm" title="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.">Jeremiah 41:2</a>. In the women, the children, and the eunuchs we find the survivors of the king’s harem. Ebed-melech may well have been among the latter.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/benson/jeremiah/41.htm">Benson Commentary</a></div><span class="bld"><a href="/context/jeremiah/41-16.htm" title="Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:...">Jeremiah 41:16-18</a></span>. <span class="ital">Then took Johanan and the captains, all the remnant of the people, </span>&c. — It would have been a happy thing, if Johanan, when he had rescued the captives, would have sat quietly down with them, in the land of Judah, and governed them peaceably as Gedaliah did; but, instead of that, he is for leading them into the land of Egypt, as Ishmael would have led them into the land of the Ammonites; so that, though he got the command of them in a better way than Ishmael did, yet he did not use it much better. Gedaliah, who was of a meek and quiet spirit, was a great blessing to them; but Johanan, who was of a fierce and restless disposition, seems to have been permitted to get the command of them for their hurt, and to complete their ruin, even after they were, as they thought, redeemed. Thus did God still walk contrary to them, and thus did evil still pursue this sinful people. <span class="ital">And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham </span>— The same parcel of ground, probably, that David gave to Chimham, the son of Barzillai: see <a href="/context/2_samuel/19-38.htm" title="And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good to you: and whatever you shall require of me, that will I do for you....">2 Samuel 19:38-40</a>. Here Johanan made his headquarters, steering his course toward Egypt, either from a personal affection to that country, or an ancient national confidence in the Egyptians for help in distress. <span class="ital">Because of the Chaldeans </span>— As the person, whom Nebuchadnezzar had made governor in the land, was slain, it was not unreasonable for them to think that Nebuchadnezzar would consider the murder of him as an affront done to himself; and though Johanan had no hand in that villanous act, yet he did not know but the king of Babylon, being unacquainted with all the parties among the Jews, might look upon all that remained in the country as guilty, and might revenge the murder of his deputy governor upon them all. He therefore chooses for them a habitation, from whence they might, in a short time, go down into Egypt, which was Johanan’s design, as we shall read in the next chapter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="mhc" id="mhc"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/mhc/jeremiah/41.htm">Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary</a></div>41:11-18 The 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 themselves in sin by pretended fears. The removal of a prudent and peaceable ruler, and the succession of another who is rash and ambitious, affects the welfare of many. Only those are happy and steady who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.<a name="bar" id="bar"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/barnes/jeremiah/41.htm">Barnes' Notes on the Bible</a></div>An open pool still exists at Gibeon, and a large subterranean reservoir fed by a copious natural spring. Gibeon is about two miles north of Mizpah. <a name="jfb" id="jfb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/jfb/jeremiah/41.htm">Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary</a></div>16. men of war—"The men of war," stated in Jer 41:3 to have been slain by Ishmael, must refer to the military about Gedaliah's person; "the men of war" here to those not so.<p>eunuchs—The kings of Judah had adopted the bad practice of having harems and eunuchs from the surrounding heathen kingdoms.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/poole/jeremiah/41.htm">Matthew Poole's Commentary</a></div> No text from Poole on this verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="gil" id="gil"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gill/jeremiah/41.htm">Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible</a></div>Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him,.... After Ishmael had made his escape, whom they did not think fit to pursue, and the people had committed themselves to their care and protection; and having brought them to Mizpah again, they took them from thence, as follows: <p>all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: those whom he had rescued from Ishmael, and had returned to Mizpah, be persuaded to go with him from thence; who are more particularly described, as follows: <p>even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon; or "men, even men of war" (q); warlike men, soldiers; by which it appears that Ishmael must have more than ten men with him when he came to Mizpah, as well to do what he did there, as likewise to carry away such a number of captives, among which were mighty men, men of war, some of whom he had slain, besides women and children, to which are added eunuchs, not mentioned before, such as the king of Judah had in his court; see <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah 38:7</a>; but these were of no account with the Chaldeans; and therefore they left them behind with the poor of the land; perhaps Ebedmelech might be among them, whose safety and protection is promised, because of his kindness to Jeremiah, <a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15</a>. The Targum calls them princes: these were brought back by Johanan from Gibeon, where he met with Ishmael, to Mizpah; from whence they had been carried, and whom he took from thence again. <p>(q) "mares, viros belli", Schmidt; "nempe vires bellatores", Piscator. <a name="gsb" id="gsb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gsb/jeremiah/41.htm">Geneva Study Bible</a></div><span class="cverse2">Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:</span></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="comtype">EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/cambridge/jeremiah/41.htm">Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges</a></div><span class="bld">16</span>. <span class="ital">from Mizpah</span>] But it was not from Mizpah, but from the neighbourhood of Gibeon that they had been recovered. Therefore with Hitzig (followed by later commentators) read <span class="ital">all the remnant of the people whom Ishmael … had carried away captive from Mizpah</span>. A similarity between the two Hebrew verbs has evidently been the cause of the confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">even the men of war</span>] probably a gloss.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Jeremiah 41:16<a name="kad" id="kad"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/kad/jeremiah/41.htm">Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament</a></div>After the escape of Ishmael, it was to be feared that the Chaldeans would avenge the murder of the governor, and make the Jews who remained atone for the escape of the murderer by executing them or carrying them away to Babylon. Accordingly, Johanan and the other captains determined to withdraw to Egypt with the men, women, and children that had been carried off by Ishmael; these they conducted first to Bethlehem, where they encamped for the purpose of deliberating as to the rest of the journey, and taking due precautions. The account given in <a href="/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16</a> is clumsily expressed, especially the middle portion, between "whom he had brought back" and "the son of Ahikam;" and in this part the words "from Mizpah" are particularly troublesome in breaking the connection: "whom he (Johanan) had brought back from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he (Ishmael) had slain Gedaliah," while it is more correctly stated in the second relative clause, "whom he had brought back from Gibeon." Hitzig and Graf accordingly suppose that, originally, instead of אשׁר השׁיב מאת, there stood in the text אשׁר שׁבה, "whom he (Ishmael) had led captive from Mizpah, after he had slain Gedaliah." Thus the whole becomes clear. Against this conjecture there only stands the fact that the lxx translate οὕς ἀπέστρεψεν ἀπὸ ̓Ισμαήλ; they must thus have read אשׁר השׁיב מאת, and omitted merely המּצפּה as unsuited to the passage. However, the error may be even older than the lxx, and השׁיב מאת may easily have arisen through a scribe having glanced at the words אשׁר השׁיב of the last clause. The words from "men" to "chamberlains" form the more exact specification of the general expression "all the remnant of the people:" "men, viz., men of war, women (including the king's daughters, <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10</a>), and children and chamberlains" (סריסים, guardians and servants of the female members of the royal family). <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 Interlinear</a><br /><a href="/texts/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 Parallel Texts</a><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/niv/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://bibleapps.com/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 Parallel</a><br /><a href="http://bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="http://holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="http://saintebible.com/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="http://bibeltext.com/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="../jeremiah/41-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 41:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 41:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/41-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 41:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 41:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>