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A Loyal, Urgent Warning
Commentators note that Johanan and the captains came as a group to warn Gedaliah. This wasn't just a casual report; their coming 'in a body' was a deliberate act to show their loyalty and to add credibility to their warning about the assassination plot, hoping the collective testimony would persuade the governor.
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Jeremiah
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 40:13–14
16th Century
Theologian
A sad history is given here, from which we may conclude that God’s wrath against the people had not been appeased by the destruction of the city an…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 40:13
17th Century
Pastor
Moreover, Johanan the son of Kareah
Who seems to be the principal captain next to Ishmael, against whom an informati…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 40:7–16
17th Century
Minister
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…