Jeremiah 41
41
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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Jeremiah 41
41
Insurrection Against Gedaliah
1Now it came to pass in the seventh month #2 Kin. 25:25that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and of the officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at #Jer. 40:6, 10Mizpah. And there they ate bread together in Mizpah. 2Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, arose and #2 Sam. 3:27; 20:9, 10; 2 Kin. 25:25; Ps. 41:9; 109:5; John 13:18struck Gedaliah the son of #Jer. 26:24Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him whom the king of Babylon had made #Jer. 40:5governor over the land. 3Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is, with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.
4And it happened, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when as yet no one knew it, 5that certain men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men #Lev. 19:27, 28; Deut. 14:1; Is. 15:2with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to #1 Sam. 1:7; 2 Kin. 25:9; Neh. 10:34, 35the house of the Lord. 6Now Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went along; and it happened as he met them that he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!” 7So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah #Ps. 55:23; Is. 59:7; Ezek. 22:27; 33:24, 26killed them and cast them into the midst of a pit, he and the men who were with him. 8But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field.” So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren. 9Now the pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, because of Gedaliah, was #1 Kin. 15:22; 2 Chr. 16:6the same one Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. 10Then Ishmael carried away captive all the #Jer. 40:11, 12rest of the people who were in Mizpah, #Jer. 43:6the king’s daughters and all the people who remained in Mizpah, #Jer. 40:7whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive and departed to go over to #Jer. 40:14the Ammonites.
11But when #Jer. 40:7, 8, 13–16Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah; and they found him by #2 Sam. 2:13the great pool that is in Gibeon. 13So it was, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, that they were glad. 14Then all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. 15But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites.
16Then Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, took from Mizpah all the #Jer. 40:11, 12; 43:4–7rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah after he had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—the mighty men of war and the women and the children and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon. 17And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of #2 Sam. 19:37, 38Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, as they went on their way to #Jer. 43:7Egypt, 18because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, #Jer. 40:5whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land.
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