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Jeremiah 41:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 41:1

Verse 1 of 18

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 41:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 41:1

Theological / Devotional

It came to pass. There is no direct statement as to when the events of ch. 41 took place, but in view of the continuous nature of the narrative, it seems reasonable to conclude that they followed immediately the events of ch. 40.

In the seventh month. Approximately two or three months after Jerusalem was taken by the Babylonians (ch. 39:1, 2), if the narrative proceeds uninterruptedly, as it apparently does (see PK 460).

Did eat bread together. Ishmael and his ten fellow conspirators paid a visit to Gedaliah, ostensibly on a mission of courteous recognition of Gedaliah’s high office, but in reality intent on murdering Gedaliah and all his adherents.

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