Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, [to wit], the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon:
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Mighty men of war ... —These were apparently those who had escaped the massacre of Jeremiah 41:2. In the women, the child…
John Calvin
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The Prophet now shows that though some kind of virtue appeared in John the son of Kareah, he was not yet of a right mind. He was an energetic and a…
John Gill
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Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of
the forces that [were] with him
Matthew Henry
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The success of wickedness must be short, and none can prosper who harden their hearts against God. And those justly lose comfort in real fears, who…
Thomas Aquinas
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1. Here, he speaks of the taking of captives.
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The taking of those who remained is described: the remnant, b…
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Charles Ellicott
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