Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
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Here we see that the holy man was blinded, so that he not only disregarded the counsel given to him but also rejected the help offered to him. It i…
John Gill
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Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly. Partly that he might, as he thought, more easily pre…
Matthew Henry
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Jeremiah had never in his prophecies spoken of any good days for the Jews, to come immediately after the captivity; yet Providence seemed to encour…
Thomas Aquinas
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Here, the devising of plots is discussed:
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The plot made collectively by the princes: know that Baalis, w…
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