Jeremias 41:2

2 Ismael e os dez homens que estavam com ele se levantaram e feriram à espada Gedalias, filho de Aicam, neto de Safã, matando aquele que o rei da Babilônia tinha nomeado governador de Judá.

Jeremias 41:2 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 41:2

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that
were with him
After they had eat and drank well, they rose up from their seats at table: and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword,
and slew him;
they all drew their swords and thrust at him, and were assisting in the murder of him; though it is probable that it was Ishmael that gave him the mortal wound, since the phrase, "and slew him", is singular. Josephus ^F4 says that Gedaliah prepared a splendid table, and made a sumptuous entertainment for them, and being drunk himself, which they observed, took the opportunity and slew him, and all at table with him: whom the king Babylon had made governor over the land;
which mentioned; both to aggravate the crime they were guilty of, and to observe the reason of it, and what it was that prompted them to it; for so the words may be rendered, "because the king of Babylon had made him governor over the land" ^F5.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Antiqu. l. 10. c. 9. sect. 4.
F5 (dyqph rva) "quia illum praefecerat", Vatablus. So Ben Melech.

Jeremias 41:2 In-Context

1 No sétimo mês, Ismael, filho de Netanias, filho de Elisama, que era de sangue real e tinha sido um dos oficiais do rei, foi até Gedalias, filho de Aicam, em Mispá, levando consigo dez homens. Enquanto comiam juntos,

2 Ismael e os dez homens que estavam com ele se levantaram e feriram à espada Gedalias, filho de Aicam, neto de Safã, matando aquele que o rei da Babilônia tinha nomeado governador de Judá.

3 Ismael também matou todos os judeus que estavam com Gedalias em Mispá, bem como os soldados babilônios que ali estavam.

4 No dia seguinte ao assassinato de Gedalias, antes que alguém o soubesse,

5 oitenta homens que haviam rapado a barba, rasgado suas roupas e feito cortes no corpo, vieram de Siquém, de Siló e de Samaria, trazendo ofertas de cereal e incenso para oferecer no templo do SENHOR.