Jeremias (Jeremiah) 41
41
1And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismahel the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the royal blood, and the nobles of the king, and ten men with him, came to Godolias the son of Ahicam into Masphath: and they ate bread there together in Masphath.
2And Ismahel the son of Nathanias arose, and the ten men that were with him, and they struck Godolias the son of Ahicam, the son of Saphan, with the sword, and slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
3Ismahel slew also all the Jews that were with Godolias in Masphath and the Chaldeans that were found there and the soldiers.
4And on the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet knowing it,
5There came some from Sichem and from Silo and from Samaria, fourscore men, with their beards shaven and their clothes rent and mourning: and they had offerings and incense in their hand, to offer in the house of the Lord.
6And Ismahel the son of Nathanias went forth from Masphath to meet them, weeping all along as he went. And when he had met them, he said to them: Come to Godolias the son of Ahicam.
7And when they were come to the midst of the city, Ismahel the son of Nathanias slew them and cast them into the midst of the pit, he and the men that were with him.
8But ten men were found among them that said to Ismahel: Kill us not: for we have stores in the field, of wheat and barley and oil and honey. And he forbore and slew them not with their brethren.
9And the pit into which Ismahel cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he slew because of Godolias, is the same that king Asa made for fear of Baasa the king of Israel: the same did Ismahel the son of Nathanias fill with them that were slain.
10Then Ismahel carried away captive all the remnant of the people that were in Masphath: the king's daughters and all the people that remained in Masphath, whom Nabuzardan the general of the army had committed to Godolias the son of Ahicam. And Ismahel the son of Nathanias took them: and he departed, to go over to the children of Ammon.
11But Johanan the son of Caree and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him heard of the evil that Ismahel the son of Nathanias had done.
12And taking all the men, they went out to fight against Ismahel the son of Nathanias: and they found him by the great waters that are in Gabaon.
13And when all the people that were with Ismahel had seen Johanan the son of Caree and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, they rejoiced.
14And all the people whom Ismahel had taken went back to Masphath: and they returned and went to Johanan the son of Caree.
15But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with eight men from the face of Johanan and went to the children of Ammon.
16Then Johanan the son of Caree and all the captains of the soldiers that were with him, took all the remnant of the people whom they had recovered from Ismahel the son of Nathanias, from Masphath, after that he had slain Godolias the son of Ahicam, valiant men for war, and the women and the children and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gabaon.
17And they departed and sat as sojourners in Chamaam, which is near Bethlehem, in order to go forward and enter into Egypt,
18From the face of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ismahel the son of Nathanias had slain Godolias the son of Ahicam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land of Juda.
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Jeremiah 41
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1In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah came to Gedaliah son of Ahikam. (Nethaniah was the son of Elishama.) Ishmael came with ten of his men to Mizpah. Now Ishmael was a member of the king’s family. He had been one of the officers of the king of Judah. Ishmael and his men ate a meal with Gedaliah at Mizpah. 2While they were eating together, Ishmael and his ten men got up. They killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam with a sword. Gedaliah was the man the king of Babylon had chosen as governor over Judah. 3Ishmael killed all the Jews with Gedaliah at Mizpah, too. He also killed the Babylonian soldiers who were there with Gedaliah.
4-5The day after Gedaliah was murdered, 80 men came to Mizpah. They were bringing grain offerings and incense to the Temple of the Lord. Those 80 men had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes and cut themselves.# The men did this to show they were sad about the Temple in Jerusalem being destroyed. They came from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria. None of them knew that Gedaliah had been murdered. 6Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them. He cried as he walked. When he met them, he said, “Come with me to meet Gedaliah son of Ahikam.” 7So they went into Mizpah. Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and his men killed 70 of them! They threw the bodies into a deep well. 8But the 10 men who were left alive said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat and barley. And we have oil and honey. We have hidden these things in a field.” So Ishmael let those 10 men alone. He did not kill them with the others. 9Now the well where he had thrown the bodies had been made by King Asa. Asa had made the well as a part of his defenses against Baasha king of Israel. But Ishmael son of Nethaniah put dead bodies in it until it was full.
10Ishmael captured all the other people in Mizpah. He captured the king’s daughters and all the other people who were left there. They were the people whom Nebuzaradan commander of the guard had chosen Gedaliah son of Ahikam to take care of. So Ishmael son of Nethaniah captured those people. And he started to cross over to the country of the Ammonites.
11Johanan son of Kareah heard about all the evil things Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done. All the army officers with him heard it, too. 12So Johanan and the army officers took their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught him near the big pool of water at Gibeon. 13The captives Ishmael had taken saw Johanan and the army officers. And they became very happy. 14Then all the people Ishmael had taken captive turned around. They ran to Johanan son of Kareah. 15But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan. And they ran away to the Ammonites.
16So Johanan son of Kareah and all his army officers saved the captives. Ishmael son of Nethaniah had murdered Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Then he had taken those people from Mizpah. Among those left alive were soldiers, women, children and court officers. Johanan brought them back from the town of Gibeon.
The Escape to Egypt
17-18Johanan and the other army officers were afraid of the Babylonians. The king of Babylon had chosen Gedaliah son of Ahikam to be governor of Judah. But Ishmael son of Nethaniah had murdered Gedaliah. So Johanan was afraid that the Babylonians would be angry. They decided to run away to Egypt. On the way they stayed at Geruth Kimham, near the town of Bethlehem.
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