Geremia 41:9

9 Or la cisterna nella quale Ismael gettò tutti i cadaveri degli uomini ch’egli uccise con Ghedalia, è quella che il re Asa aveva fatta fare per tema di Baasa, re d’Israele; e Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, la riempì di uccisi.

Geremia 41:9 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 41:9

Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies
Not only of those seventy men of Samaria but of the men whom he had slain because of Gedaliah;
because of their attachment to him: or, "by the hand of Gedaliah" ^F11; not by him, as an instrument; unless, as Jarchi observes, because he rejected the advice of Johanan, and provided not for his safety, and his people, it was as if they were slain by him ^F12; rather the sense is, that they were slain by the side of him, or in the, place where he was, or along with him ^F13; see a like phrase in ( Jeremiah 38:10 ) ; now both the one and the other were cast into one pit: and this [was] that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of
Israel;
which was either a ditch that was cast up against the wall that went round the city; or a large pit or well in the midst of it, to hold water in it; and this was made by King Asa, either when he built and fortified Mizpah, ( 1 Kings 15:22 ) ; or, as the Targum here, when Baasha king of Israel besieged it; which he made that he might be provided for with water during the siege; or to hide himself in it; or stop the enemy from proceeding any further, should he enter: [and] Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with [them that were]
slain;
which shows it rather to be a pit or well within the city than a ditch about it; since it was filled with the slain, with those that were slain with Gedaliah, and those seventy other persons; and by which he made the well useless to the inhabitants hereafter.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (whyldg dyb) "in manu Gedaliae", Montanus, Vatablus.
F12 So T. Bab. Nidda, fol. 61. 1.
F13 "Ad latus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "in loco", some in Munster; "cum Gedalia", De Dieu, Gataker.

Geremia 41:9 In-Context

7 E quando furono entrati in mezzo alla città, Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, assieme agli uomini che aveva seco, li scannò e li gettò nella cisterna.

8 Or fra quelli, ci furon dieci uomini, che dissero a Ismael: "Non ci uccidere, perché abbiamo nei campi delle provviste nascoste di grano, d’orzo, d’olio e di miele". Allora egli si trattenne, e non li mise a morte coi loro fratelli.

9 Or la cisterna nella quale Ismael gettò tutti i cadaveri degli uomini ch’egli uccise con Ghedalia, è quella che il re Asa aveva fatta fare per tema di Baasa, re d’Israele; e Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, la riempì di uccisi.

10 Poi Ismael menò via prigionieri tutto il rimanente del popolo che si trovava a Mitspa: le figliuole del re, e tutto il popolo ch’era rimasto a Mitspa, e sul quale Nebuzaradan, capo delle guardie, aveva stabilito Ghedalia, figliuolo di Ahikam; Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, li menò via prigionieri, e partì per recarsi dagli Ammoniti.

11 Ma quando Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah, e tutti i capi delle forze ch’eran con lui furono informati di tutto il male che Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, aveva fatto,