Jer 41:16 | JFB | STEP | 16. men of war —"The men of war," stated in to have been slain by Ishmael, must refer to the military about Gedaliah's person; "the men of war" here to those not so. eunuchs —The kings of Judah had adopted the bad practice of having harems and eunuchs from the surrounding heathen kingdoms.

Jeremiah 41:16

16. men of war—"The men of war," stated in Jer 41:3 to have been slain by Ishmael, must refer to the military about Gedaliah's person; "the men of war" here to those not so.

eunuchs—The kings of Judah had adopted the bad practice of having harems and eunuchs from the surrounding heathen kingdoms.