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$Unique_ID{how03635}
$Pretitle{}
$Title{Old Testament, The
Chapter 41}
$Subtitle{}
$Author{Various}
$Affiliation{}
$Subject{son
ishmael
nethaniah
gedaliah
mizpah
ahikam
whom
johanan
king
slain}
$Date{1885}
$Log{}
Title: Old Testament, The
Book: Jeremiah
Author: Various
Date: 1885
Chapter 41
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and one of the chief
officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. Then arose
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him,
whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. Ishmael also slew
all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the
Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no
man knew it, that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and
having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and frankincense in their hand, to
bring them to the house of Jehovah. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went
forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to
pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the
men that were with him. But ten men were found among them that said unto
Ishmael, Slay us not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of
barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among
their brethren. Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the
men whom he had slain, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was that which Asa
the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. Then Ishmael carried away
captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's
daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the
children of Ammon.
But when Johanan 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, then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. Now it
came to pass that, when all the people that were with Ishmael saw Johanan the
son of Kareah, and all theMcaptains of the forces that were with him, then
they were glad. So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from
Mizpah turned about and came back, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went
to the children of Ammon. Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the
captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom
he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he
had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to wit, the men of war, and the women,
and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon. And
they departed, and dwelt in ^1 Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go
to enter into Egypt, because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them,
because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,
whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.
[Footnote 1: Or, the lodging-place of Chimham]