Jeremiah 41:1
In the seventh month of the year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, a member of the royal family and one of the king's chief officers, came with ten of his men to see Gedaliah at Mizpah. While they were eating to have a meal together,
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2 Samuel 3:27When Abner arrived back in Hebron, Joab took him aside into the town gatehouse as if he was going to talk with him in private. But Joab stabbed him in the belly, killing him in revenge for killing Joab's brother Asahel.
2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she had all the rest of the royal family murdered.
2 Kings 25:25But in the seventh month, Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of royal blood, came with ten men. They attacked and killed Gedaliah, along with the men of Judea and Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.
Psalms 41:9Even my best friend, the one I trusted, who shared meals with me—even he has turned against me.
Proverbs 13:10Pride only causes conflict; but those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 27:4Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:1
It is a very tragical story that is related in this chapter, and shows that evil pursues sinners. The black cloud that was gathering in the foregoing chapter here bursts in a dreadful storm. Those few Jews that escaped the captivity were proud to think that they were still in their own land, when their brethren had gone they knew not whither, were fond of the wine and summer-fruits they had gathered, and were very secure under Gedaliah's protectorship, when, on a sudden, even these remains prove ruins too. I.… Read the whole commentary →