Jeremiah 41:7

And the host of the king of Babylon warred against Jerusalem, and against the cities of Judah, and against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these strong cities were left among the cities of Judah.

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In The King James Version

And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

In Context

6And Jeremiah spoke to King Zedekiah all these words in Jerusalem.

8The word that came from the Lord to Jeremiah, after King Zedekiah had concluded a covenant with the people, to proclaim a release;

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Cross References

1 Kings 15:28And Baasha slew him in the third year of Asa son of Asa king of Judah; and reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 11:1And Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, and she destroyed all the seed royal.

Isaiah 59:7And their feet run to wickedness, swift to shed blood; their thoughts also are thoughts of murder; destruction and misery are in their ways;

Ezekiel 33:24Son of man, they that inhabit the desolate places on the land of Israel say, Abraham was one, and he possessed the land: and we are more numerous; to us the land is given for a possession.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:2-11

The Murder of Gedaliah. ( b. c. 588.) 1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 2 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… Read the whole commentary →

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