Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were in Mizpah, the king’s daughters and all the people who were left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard had put in the custody of Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and proceeded to cross over to the sons of Ammon.
Commentaries
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Even the king’s daughters. —We find in Jeremiah 39:6 that the sons of Zedekiah were slain at Riblah. The daughters (the word was p…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
It is not known whether Ishmael had this design at the beginning, or whether, when he saw that he had no power to stand his ground, he took the cap…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the
people that [were] in Mizpah
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Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Those who hate the worshipers of God often put on the appearance of piety so that they may more easily hurt them. As death often meets people where…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
1. Here, he speaks of the taking of captives.
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The taking of those who remained is described: the remnant, b…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott