Jeremiah 41:2
“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 the land.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him,.... After they had eat and drank well, they…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 41:1-10
It is hard to say which is more astonishing, God's permitting or men's perpetrating such villanies as here we find…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Then arose Ishmael … and the ten men Gedaliah's retinue may not have been very large, and were probably quite…
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