Jeremías 41:10

10 Después Ismael capturó a las hijas del rey y al resto del pueblo que había quedado en Mizpa bajo el cuidado de Gedalías, quien había sido encargado por Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia. Los llevó consigo y comenzó el regreso a la tierra de Amón.

Jeremías 41:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 41:10

Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the
people that [were] in Mizpah
All that were not slain by him, that remained after the slaughter he had made, chiefly the unarmed people; they being men of war who fell by his sword: [even] the king's daughters;
whether they were the daughters of Zedekiah, Jehoiakim, or Jehoiakim, says Kimchi, we know not; but it is most likely that they were the daughters of Zedekiah the last king, and who was just taken and carried captive; and so Josephus ^F14 expressly calls them; these the king of Babylon regarded not, because they could neither fight, nor claim the kingdom; only the sons of the king, whom he slew before his eyes; though it may be these were not his daughters by his lawful wife, but by his concubines, and so were not properly of the royal family, and less regarded: and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam;
that were not slain, or carried captive by the Chaldeans; but were left at Mizpah, under the care and government of Gedaliah: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive:
so that those who escaped one captivity fell into another, and even by the hand of one of their own countrymen: and departed to go over to the Ammonites;
he went from Mizpah with these captives, in order to carry them to the king of Ammon, and make them his slaves; who had put him upon this enterprise out of hatred to the Jews, and to enrich himself with their spoils. Some render it, "to go over with the Ammonites" ^F15; which they suppose the ten men to be that came along with him and the princes, to commit the barbarities they did.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 10. c. 9. sect. 4.)
F15 (Nwma ynb la) "cum filiis Ammon", Schmidt.

Jeremías 41:10 In-Context

8 Los otros diez convencieron a Ismael que los dejara en libertad, con la promesa de traerle todo el trigo, la cebada, el aceite de oliva y la miel que habían escondido.

9 La cisterna donde Ismael echó los cuerpos de los hombres que asesinó era grande, cavada por órdenes del rey Asa cuando fortificó Mizpa para protegerse de Baasa, rey de Israel. Así que, Ismael, hijo de Netanías, la llenó de cadáveres.

10 Después Ismael capturó a las hijas del rey y al resto del pueblo que había quedado en Mizpa bajo el cuidado de Gedalías, quien había sido encargado por Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia. Los llevó consigo y comenzó el regreso a la tierra de Amón.

11 Sin embargo, cuando Johanán, hijo de Carea, y los otros líderes guerrilleros se enteraron de los crímenes cometidos por Ismael,

12 reunieron a todos sus hombres y salieron a detenerlo. Lo alcanzaron junto al estanque grande cerca de Gabaón.