Jeremiah 41:17

They took them all to Geruth-Kimham village near Bethlehem. And they all prepared to go to Egypt.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

In Context

16Then Johanan and the men who were with him gathered together all the people whom they had rescued at Gibeon. They included soldiers and women and children and some of the king’s palace officials. They were all people whom Ishmael and his men had captured after they had killed Gedaliah.

18They were worried about what the soldiers of Babylonia would do to them when they found out that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, who had been appointed by the King of Babylonia to be their governor.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:37Then please allow me to return to my home, because that is where I want to die, near my parents’ grave. But here is my son Chimham. Your Majesty, allow him to go with you and serve you, and do for him whatever seems good to you!”

Isaiah 30:2You went to Egypt to ask their rulers for help, without asking for my advice. You have trusted in the army of the king of Egypt to protect you; you have trusted in them like people sit in the shade to protect themselves from the sun [MET].

Jeremiah 42:19You little group of people of Judah who are still alive, listen to me: Yahweh has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ So do not forget what I have warned you today.

Jeremiah 43:7They refused to obey Yahweh, and they took us all to Egypt, as far as Tahpenes city.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 41:12-18

Johanan Pursues Ishmael; Ishmael's Retreat. ( b. c. 588.) 11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. 13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then… Read the whole commentary →

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