Jeremiah 41

1 ♥ 📝 N ow it came to pass in the seventh^H7637 month,^H2320 that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah,^H5418 the son^H1121 of Elishama,^H476 of the seed^H2233 royal^H4410 and [one of] the chief officers^H7227 of the king,^H4428 and ten^H6235 men^H582 with him, came^H935 unto Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296 to Mizpah;^H4709 and there they did eat^H398 bread^H3899 together^H3162 in Mizpah.^H4708

2 ♥ 📝 Then arose^H6965 Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah,^H5418 and the ten^H6235 men^H582 that were with him, and smote^H5221 Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296 the son^H1121 of Shaphan^H8227 with the sword,^H2719 and slew^H4191 him, whom the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had made governor^H6485 over the land.^H776

3 ♥ 📝 Ishmael^H3458 also slew^H5221 all the Jews^H3064 that were with him, [to wit], with Gedaliah,^H1436 at Mizpah,^H4709 and the Chaldeans^H3778 that were found^H4672 there, the men^H582 of war.^H4421

4 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass the second^H8145 day^H3117 after he had slain^H4191 Gedaliah,^H1436 and no man^H376 knew^H3045 it,

5 ♥ 📝 that there came^H935 men^H582 from Shechem,^H7927 from Shiloh,^H7887 and from Samaria,^H8111 even fourscore^H8084 men,^H376 having their beards^H2206 shaven^H1548 and their clothes^H899 rent,^H7167 and having cut^H1413 themselves, with meal-offerings^H4503 and frankincense^H3828 in their hand,^H3027 to bring^H935 them to the house^H1004 of Jehovah.^H3068

6 ♥ 📝 And Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 went forth^H3318 from Mizpah^H4709 to meet^H7125 them, weeping^H1058 all along^H1980 as he went:^H1980 and it came to pass, as he met^H6298 them, he said^H559 unto them, Come^H935 to Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam.^H296

7 ♥ 📝 And it was so, when they came^H935 into the midst^H8432 of the city,^H5892 that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 slew^H7819 them, [and cast them] into the midst^H8432 of the pit,^H953 he, and the men^H582 that were with him.

8 ♥ 📝 But ten^H6235 men^H582 were found^H4672 among them that said^H559 unto Ishmael,^H3458 Slay^H4191 us not; for we have^H3426 stores^H4301 hidden in the field,^H7704 of wheat,^H2406 and of barley,^H8184 and of oil,^H8081 and of honey.^H1706 So he forbare,^H2308 and slew^H4191 them not among^H8432 their brethren.^H251

9 ♥ 📝 Now the pit^H953 wherein Ishmael^H3458 cast^H7993 all the dead bodies^H6297 of the men^H582 whom he had slain,^H5221 by the side^H3027 of Gedaliah^H1436 (the same was that which Asa^H609 the king^H4428 had made^H6213 for fear^H6440 of Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel,)^H3478 Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 filled^H4390 it with them that were slain.^H2491

10 ♥ 📝 Then Ishmael^H3458 carried away captive^H7617 all the residue^H7611 of the people^H5971 that were in Mizpah,^H4709 even the king's^H4428 daughters,^H1323 and all the people^H5971 that remained^H7604 in Mizpah,^H4709 whom Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 had committed^H6485 to Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam;^H296 Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 carried them away captive,^H7617 and departed^H3212 to go over^H5674 to the children of Ammon.^H1121

11 ♥ 📝 But when Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428 that were with him, heard^H8085 of all the evil^H7451 that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 had done,^H6213

12 ♥ 📝 then they took^H3947 all the men,^H582 and went^H3212 to fight^H3898 with Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah,^H5418 and found^H4672 him by the great^H7227 waters^H4325 that are in Gibeon.^H1391

13 ♥ 📝 Now it came to pass that, when all the people^H5971 that were with Ishmael^H3458 saw^H7200 Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428 that were with him, then they were glad.^H8055

14 ♥ 📝 So all the people^H5971 that Ishmael^H3458 had carried away captive^H7617 from Mizpah^H4709 turned^H7725 about^H5437 and came back, and went^H3212 unto Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah.^H7143

15 ♥ 📝 But Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 escaped^H4422 from^H6440 Johanan^H3110 with eight^H8083 men,^H582 and went^H3212 to the children of Ammon.^H1121

16 ♥ 📝 Then took^H3947 Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Kareah,^H7143 and all the captains^H8269 of the forces^H2428 that were with him, all the remnant^H7611 of the people^H5971 whom he had recovered^H7725 from Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah,^H5418 from Mizpah,^H4709 after^H310 that he had slain^H5221 Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam,^H296 [to wit], the^H1397 men^H582 of war,^H4421 and the women,^H802 and the children,^H2945 and the eunuchs,^H5631 whom he had brought back^H7725 from Gibeon:^H1391

17 ♥ 📝 and they departed,^H3212 and dwelt in^H3427 Geruth^H1628 Chimham,^H3643 which is by^H681 Beth-lehem,^H1035 to go^H3212 to enter^H935 into Egypt,^H4714

18 ♥ 📝 because^H6440 of the Chaldeans;^H3778 for they were afraid^H3372 of them, because Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 had slain^H5221 Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam,^H296 whom the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 made governor^H6485 over the land.^H776