Jeremiah 41:12

Modern

…they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…and they took all the men, and went to do battle with Ishmael son of Nethaniah; and they found him at the great pool that is in Gibeon.

Latin

…et assumptis universis viris, profecti sunt ut bellarent adversum Ismahel filium Nathaniæ: et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas quæ sunt in Gabaon.

Hebrew

English

…they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.

Johanan and his companions heard about Gedaliah’s death in time to attack Ishmael’s group at the pool near Gibeon, a few miles south of Mizpah.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 2:13
So Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
Genesis 14:14–16
And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
1 Samuel 30:1–8
On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
1 Samuel 30:18–20
So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

Ishmael: Assassinated Gedaliah the governor; led captives to Ammon Nethaniah: Father of Ishmael

Gibeon: Hivite city that tricked Joshua into a peace treaty