Jeremiah 41:17 - Exposition

And dwelt in the habitation of Chimham. Chimham was the son of the rich Gileadite Barzillai ( 2 Samuel 19:37-40 ), who probably founded this "habitation" or rather "hospice" (" khan ," "caravanserai"), for the accommodation of travellers—a characteristic mark of public-spirited liberality. Josephus and Aquila, however, appear to have read "by the hurdles of Chimham"—a very possible name for a locality in such a pastoral country.