Jeremiah 41
41
1 And it happened that, in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama of royal descent, with the nobles of the king, and accompanied by ten men, went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And they ate bread together there, in Mizpah.
2 Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, rose up, and the ten men who were with him, and they struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and they killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
3 Likewise, Ishmael struck down all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, with the Chaldeans who were found there, and the men of war.
4 Then, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, while no one yet knew of it,
5 men arrived from Shechem, and from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men, with their beards shaved, and their garments rent, and unbathed. And they had gifts and frankincense in hand, so that they might make an offering in the house of the Lord.
6 Therefore, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, departing from Mizpah to meet them, went forth weeping as he was walking. And when he had met them, he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam."
7 And when they had arrived at the center of the city, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, put them to death around the public cistern, he and the men who were with him.
8 But ten men were found among them, who said to Ishmael: "Do not kill us! For in the field we have storehouses of grain and barley and oil and honey." And so he ceased, and he did not put them to death with their brothers.
9 Now the cistern, into which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had struck down because of Gedaliah, is the same one that king Asa made out of fear of Baasha, the king of Israel. This same cistern Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, filled with those who were slain.
10 Then Ishmael led away captive all the remnant of the people who were at Mizpah, the king's daughters as well as all the people who remained at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had committed to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, seized them and went away, so that he might go over to the sons of Ammon.
11 But Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him, heard about all the evil that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had done.
12 And taking all the men, they set out to make war against Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah. And they found him at the great waters that are in Gibeon.
13 And when all the people who were with Ishmael had seen Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him, they rejoiced.
14 And all the people whom Ishmael had seized turned back to Mizpah. And they returned and went over to Johanan, the son of Kareah.
15 But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, fled with eight men from the face of Johanan, and they went over to the sons of Ammon.
16 Therefore, Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him, took from Mizpah the entire remnant of the common people, whom they had led away from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. These were strong men of battle, and women, and children, and eunuchs: those whom he had led away from Gibeon.
17 And they went away and settled as sojourners at Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, so that they might continue on and enter into Egypt,
18 away from the face of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land of Judah.
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Jeremiah 41
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1 And then#Literally “And it was” in the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, from the offspring of the kingship, and one of the chief officers of the king, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam at Mizpah, along with#Literally “and” ten men. And they ate bread together there at Mizpah. 2And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah got up, along with#Literally “and” the ten men who were with him, and they struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and killed him whom the king of Babylon had appointed in an official position over the land. 3Then Ishmael killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with#Literally “and” the Chaldeans who were found there, the soldiers.#Literally “the men of the war”
The Massacre of the Mourners
4And then#Literally “And it was” on the second day of the killing of Gedaliah—and no one#Literally “not a man” knew— 5then men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men with shaven beards#Hebrew “beard” and torn garments, who had cut themselves with blades, having#Literally “and” grain offerings#Hebrew “grain offering” and frankincense in their hands#Hebrew “hand” to bring to the temple#Literally “house” of Yahweh. 6And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out to meet them from Mizpah, weeping as he came.#Literally “coming he came and weeping” And then#Literally “And it was” as he was meeting them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.” 7And then,#Literally “And it was” the moment of their coming to the middle of the city, then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, along with#Literally “and” the men who were with him, slaughtered#The Hebrew verb is singular them and threw them to the middle of the pit.#Or “cistern” 8But ten men were found among them, and they said to Ishmael, “You must not kill us, for we have#Literally “there is to us” hidden treasures in the field, wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. So he refrained and he did not kill them in the midst of their fellow countrymen. 9Now the pit#Or “cistern” into which Ishmael threw all the corpses of the men whom he had killed along with#Literally “by the hand of” Gedaliah was the same one that King Asa had made because of Baasha the king of Israel, who was against him. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain ones.
10Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the daughters of the king and all the people who were left at Mizpah, over whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,#Hebrew “guards” had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.#Literally “sons of Ammon”
11When Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, heard#The Hebrew verb is singular all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12then they took all the men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. And they met him at the great pool that is in Gibeon. 13And then,#Literally “And it was” the moment that all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, they were glad. 14So all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and returned and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. 15But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped with eight men from#Literally “from the face of” Johanan, and they went to the Ammonites.#Literally “sons of Ammon”
16Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, strong men, soldiers,#Literally “the men of the war” and women, and little children, and eunuchs whom he brought back from Gibeon. 17And they set out and stayed at the lodging place of Chimham that is near Bethlehem, intending#Literally “going” to go to Egypt 18because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them,#Literally “from the face of them” because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in an official position over the land.
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