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
Gedaliah Murdered
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2 Kgs. 25:25 In the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at #See ch. 40:6, 8, 10 Mizpah. As they #[Ps. 41:9]ate bread together there at Mizpah, 2#[2 Sam. 13:28, 29] Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, #ch. 40:5whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land. 3Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at #[See ver. 1 above]Mizpah, and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there.
4On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it, 5eighty men arrived from #Josh. 17:7 Shechem and #Josh. 18:1 Shiloh and #1 Kgs. 16:24; See ch. 23:13 Samaria, with #[ch. 48:37; Deut. 14:1; Isa. 15:2] their beards shaved and #ch. 36:24 their clothes torn, and #[ch. 48:37; Deut. 14:1; Isa. 15:2] their bodies gashed, #[2 Kgs. 25:9]bringing grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord. 6And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from #ch. 40:6, 8, 10Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, “Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.” 7When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern. 8But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have #[Judg. 6:11]stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions.
9Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck down along with#41:9 Hebrew by the hand of Gedaliah was the large cistern that #[1 Kgs. 15:22; 2 Chr. 16:6]King Asa had made for defense against #[1 Kgs. 15:22; 2 Chr. 16:6]Baasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. 10Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, #See ch. 38:23 the king’s daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom #[ch. 40:7] Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to #[ch. 40:14]the Ammonites.
11But when #See ch. 40:8 Johanan the son of Kareah and #ch. 40:13all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at #[2 Sam. 2:13] the great pool that is in #Josh. 9:3, 17Gibeon. 13And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and #ch. 40:13all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced. 14#ver. 10, 16So 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 #[ch. 40:14]the Ammonites. 16Then Johanan the son of Kareah and #[See ver. 13 above] all the leaders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—soldiers, #ch. 40:7 women, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from #Josh. 9:3, 17Gibeon. 17And they went and stayed at Geruth #[2 Sam. 19:37, 38] Chimham near #[Matt. 2:1, 14]; See Gen. 35:19Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt 18because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, #ver. 2; ch. 40:5whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
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