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Jeremiah 41:9-11
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Jeremiah 41:9-11
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9 The cistern where Ishmael dumped the bodies of the men he murdered was the large one constructed by King Asa when he fortified Mizpah to protect himself against Baasha, king of Israel.[a]
10 Ishmael made captives of the king’s daughters and of the people who had been left under Gedaliah’s care in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard. Soon after, he took them with him when he headed toward the country of the Ammonites.
11 But when Johanan (son of Kareah) and the rest of the guerrilla leaders heard what Ishmael had done,
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- Jeremiah 41:9 he fortified Mizpah to protect himself against Baasha, king of Israel, see 1 Kings 15:22. Fifty-three cisterns have been uncovered by excavators at the site of ancient Mizpah.
Jeremiah 41:9-11
New International Version
Jeremiah 41:9-11
New International Version
9 Now the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed along with Gedaliah was the one King Asa(A) had made as part of his defense(B) against Baasha(C) king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the dead.
10 Ishmael made captives of all the rest of the people(D) who were in Mizpah—the king’s daughters(E) along with all the others who were left there, over whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.(F)
11 When Johanan(G) son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him heard about all the crimes Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,
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