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Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people who were in Mizpah, even the king`s daughters, and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.
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A Calculated Betrayal
Commentators explain that Ishmael's actions were not random violence but a calculated political move. By capturing the 'king's daughters,' he was asserting his own royal lineage, a common practice in the ancient East. His plan to take the remnant to the Ammonites was likely a pre-arranged plot with the Ammonite king, who had instigated Gedaliah's murder to gain control over Judah.
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 41:10
19th Century
Bishop
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
On Jeremiah 41:10
16th Century
Theologian
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
On Jeremiah 41:10
17th Century
Pastor
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the
people that [were] in Mizpah
…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 41:1–10
17th Century
Minister
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…