Jeremiah 41:17
And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
They departed and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt
And they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Chimham
- 2 Samuel 19:37, 38
- to go
- As Johanan and the other princes had taken a decided part against Ishmael, they had no sufficient reason to fear that the Chaldeans would revenge on them the murder of Gedaliah; but perhaps Johanan was unwilling to be superseded in the command which he had rightly assumed, and so used his influence to induce the whole company to take refuge in Egypt; and their old attachment to the Egyptians rendered them more ready to concur in this ruinous measure.
- Jeremiah 42:14, 19; Jeremiah 43:7; Isaiah 30:2, 3