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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/41.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/41.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the men of Judah who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian soldiers who were there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Judeans and the Babylonian soldiers who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, <i>even</i> with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, <i>and</i> the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, <i>that is,</i> with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also struck and killed all the Jews who were with him, <i>that is</i> with Gedaliah in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, <i>that is</i> with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, <i>that is</i> with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were [at the banquet] with Gedaliah at Mizpah, in addition to the Chaldean soldiers who were there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then they killed the Jews who were with Gedaliah, and they also killed the Babylonian soldiers who were there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, even the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah as well as the Babylonian soldiers that he found there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Israelites who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah and the Babylonian soldiers who happened to be there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with him (that is, with Gedaliah) at Mizpah, along with the Chaldean soldiers who were found there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah and the Babylonian soldiers who happened to be there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean men of war who were found there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all the Jews who have been with him, with Gedaliah, in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who have been found there—the men of war—Ishmael has struck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all the Jews who have been with him, with Gedaliah, in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who have been found there -- the men of war -- hath Ishmael smitten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all the Jews which were with him with Gedaliah in Mizpeh, and the Chaldeans which were found there with the men of war, Ishmael smote.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Ismahel slew also all the Jews that were with Godolias in Masphath, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the soldiers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, Ishmael struck down all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, with the Chaldeans who were found there, and the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Judahites of military age who were with Gedaliah and the Chaldean soldiers stationed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ishmael also killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Ishmael also slew all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah and the Chaldeans who were found there and the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ishmayl killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah in Metspaya and the Chaldeans who were found there, also the men warriors<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, even the men of war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and all the Jews that were with him in Massepha, and all the Chaldeans that were found there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=12612" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/41.htm">The Assassination of Gedaliah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3458.htm" title="3458: yiš·mā·‘êl (N-proper-ms) -- From shama' and 'el; God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites.">Ishmael</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: hay·yə·hū·ḏîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">the Jews</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1436.htm" title="1436: gə·ḏal·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Gdalyahuw; from gadal and Yahh; Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites.">Gedaliah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4709.htm" title="4709: bam·miṣ·pāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The name of several places in Isr. Feminine of Mitspeh; Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine.">at Mizpah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: hak·kaś·dîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">as well as the Chaldean</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: ham·mil·ḥā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">soldiers</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: nim·ṣə·’ū- (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">were there.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-25.htm">2 Kings 25:25</a></span><br />In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-14.htm">Jeremiah 40:14</a></span><br />and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a></span><br />When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-10.htm">2 Samuel 20:10</a></span><br />Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-23.htm">2 Kings 25:23-24</a></span><br />When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men. / And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-8.htm">Jeremiah 40:8-9</a></span><br />they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men. / Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">2 Kings 25:26</a></span><br />Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Jeremiah 39:10</a></span><br />But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Jeremiah 42:1-3</a></span><br />Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached / Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes. / Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm">Jeremiah 43:5-7</a></span><br />Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered, / the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah. / So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16</a></span><br />When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a></span><br />from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.</p><p class="hdg">See on ver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/41-11.htm">Jeremiah 41:11,12</a></b></br> But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that <i>were</i> with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-25.htm">2 Kings 25:25</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:18</a></b></br> Wisdom <i>is</i> better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Babylonian</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-11.htm">Chaldaean</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-11.htm">Chalde'an</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-2.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm">Gedaliah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-16.htm">Gedali'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm">Ishmael</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-16.htm">Ish'mael</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-15.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Mizpah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm">War</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-8.htm">Wit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Babylonian</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Chaldaean</a> <a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Chalde'an</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-18.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm">Gedaliah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm">Gedali'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-6.htm">Ishmael</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-6.htm">Ish'mael</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-9.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-6.htm">Mizpah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-7.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-18.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-12.htm">War</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Wit</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Ishmael, treacherously killing Gedaliah and others, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/41-7.htm">purposes with the residue to flee unto the Ammonites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/41-11.htm">Johanan rescues the captives, and is minded to flee into Egypt.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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'; 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Gedaliah was a symbol of hope and stability for the remnant of Judah after the Babylonian conquest. Mizpah, located in the territory of Benjamin, became the administrative center after Jerusalem's destruction. The murder of these Jews signifies a betrayal not only of Gedaliah but also of the fragile peace and order that had been established. This act of violence reflects the internal strife and political instability among the Jewish people during this period. It also underscores the theme of rebellion against God's appointed leaders, a recurring issue in Israel's history.<p><b>as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there</b><br>The Chaldeans, or Babylonians, were the dominant power in the region, having conquered Judah and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC. Their presence in Mizpah indicates the strategic importance of the location and their role in maintaining control over the conquered territories. The murder of the Chaldean soldiers by Ishmael was not only an act of defiance against Babylonian authority but also a reckless move that endangered the remaining Jewish population. This action likely provoked further Babylonian retaliation, exacerbating the suffering of the people. The Chaldeans' involvement in the narrative also serves as a reminder of the broader geopolitical forces at play and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings about foreign domination due to Israel's disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/ishmael.htm">Ishmael</a></b><br>A member of the royal family and one of the captains of the forces who was aligned against Gedaliah. He was a descendant of the royal line of David and was motivated by political ambition and possibly personal vendetta.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gedaliah.htm">Gedaliah</a></b><br>Appointed by the Babylonians as governor over the cities of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem. He was known for his efforts to bring stability and peace to the region.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Benjamin, which became the administrative center under Gedaliah's governance after the fall of Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jews_with_gedaliah.htm">The Jews with Gedaliah</a></b><br>These were the remnant of the people of Judah who had not been exiled to Babylon and were under Gedaliah's leadership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_chaldean_soldiers.htm">The Chaldean Soldiers</a></b><br>Babylonian soldiers stationed in Mizpah to support Gedaliah's administration and maintain order in the region.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_warnings.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring Warnings</a></b><br>Gedaliah's failure to heed the warning about Ishmael's intentions led to disaster. We must be attentive to wise counsel and discernment in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_ambition_and_betrayal.htm">The Dangers of Ambition and Betrayal</a></b><br>Ishmael's actions were driven by ambition and betrayal, reminding us of the destructive power of unchecked desires and the importance of integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_leadership.htm">The Impact of Leadership</a></b><br>The assassination of Gedaliah led to chaos and fear among the people. Good leadership is crucial for stability and peace, both in biblical times and today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the turmoil, God's plans for His people continued. We can trust in God's sovereignty even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_and_unity.htm">The Importance of Community and Unity</a></b><br>The division and violence in this passage highlight the need for unity and community among God's people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/external_accounts_on_jeremiah_40_13-16.htm">Jeremiah 40 (especially verses 13-16) - Are there any external accounts to corroborate or challenge the internal conflicts hinted at, particularly with Ishmael's faction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_confirm_ishmael's_act_in_jeremiah_41.htm">If there is no external record or archaeological evidence for Ishmael's assassination of Gedaliah, how can we confirm its historicity? (Jeremiah 41:1-3)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_this_align_with_2_kings_25_22-26.htm">How does this account align with or contradict the parallel narrative in 2 Kings 25:22-26 regarding Gedaliah's murder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_king_asa's_pit_historically_verified.htm">Can the pit allegedly attributed to King Asa (Jeremiah 41:9) be historically verified, or does this contradict known archaeological data?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Ishmael also slew all the Jews. . . .</span>--We wonder at first that ten men were able to effect so much. It does not follow, however, that the massacre went beyond the Jews and Chaldaean officers who were sharing Gedaliah's hospitality, and they may easily have been surprised, like Gedaliah, unarmed, and in the act of feasting. Possibly, too, the ten princes may each have brought their retinue of attendants. Greek history presents two analogous massacres--that of the Persian generals by Alexander, the son of Amyntas (Herod, v. 19, 20); and that of Archias and Leontiades, the tyrants of Thebes, by Pelopidas and his associates. The massacre in this case was so complete that none escaped to tell the tale (<a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm" title="And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,">Jeremiah 41:4</a>). The italics in the last clause of the verse indicate that the conjunction "and" is not in the Hebrew, and that the words, "the men of war," are in apposition with the previous clause, and limit their extent.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Chaldeans.</span> Gedaliah's Chaldean bodyguard. <span class="cmt_word">And the men of war;</span> rather, <span class="accented">even the men of war.</span> Jewish as well as Chaldean warriors are meant; the non-military Jews, including the prophet, were carried away captive (see vers. 10,16). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Ishmael</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·mā·‘êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3458.htm">Strong's 3458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ishmael -- 'God hears', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also killed</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jews</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jews -- Jewish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתּ֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gedaliah</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏal·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1436.htm">Strong's 1436: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gedaliah -- 'Yah is great', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Mizpah,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּצְפָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miṣ·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4709.htm">Strong's 4709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as the Chaldean</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kaś·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">soldiers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were there.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/41-3.htm">Jeremiah 41:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/41-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 41:3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 41:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 41:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/41-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 41:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 41:4" /></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>