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Jeremiah 40:7
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Jeremiah 40:7
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7 (A)And when all the captains of the armies who were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and (B)the poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon,
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Jeremiah 40:7
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Jeremiah 40:7
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Gedaliah Assassinated(A)
7 When all the army officers and their men who were still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor(B) over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women and children who were the poorest(C) in the land and who had not been carried into exile to Babylon,
Jeremiah 40:8
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Jeremiah 40:8
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8 then they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—(A)Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, (B)Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and (C)Jezaniah[a] the son of a (D)Maachathite, they and their men.
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- Jeremiah 40:8 Jaazaniah, 2 Kin. 25:23
Jeremiah 40:8
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Jeremiah 40:8
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8 they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah(A)—Ishmael(B) son of Nethaniah, Johanan(C) and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite,(D) and Jaazaniah[a] the son of the Maakathite,(E) and their men.
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- Jeremiah 40:8 Hebrew Jezaniah, a variant of Jaazaniah
Jeremiah 40:13-16
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Jeremiah 40:13-16
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13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, 14 and said to him, [a]“Do you certainly know that (A)Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to murder you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.
15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “Let me go, please, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he murder you, so that all the Jews who are gathered to you would be scattered, and the (B)remnant in Judah perish?”
16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely concerning Ishmael.”
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- Jeremiah 40:14 Or Certainly you know that
Jeremiah 40:13-16
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Jeremiah 40:13-16
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13 Johanan(A) son of Kareah and all the army officers still in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah(B) 14 and said to him, “Don’t you know that Baalis king of the Ammonites(C) has sent Ishmael(D) son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.
15 Then Johanan(E) son of Kareah said privately to Gedaliah in Mizpah, “Let me go and kill(F) Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life and cause all the Jews who are gathered around you to be scattered(G) and the remnant(H) of Judah to perish?”
16 But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan(I) son of Kareah, “Don’t do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is not true.”
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