Jeremiah 41:7

The Murder of Gedaliah · Jeremiah 41:1–10
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Translations

Modern
And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And it came to pass at their coming into the midst of the city that Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them into the midst of a cistern—he and the men who were with him.
Latin
Qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis, interfecit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniæ circa medium laci, ipse et viri qui erant cum eo.

Original

Hebrew
English
And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch Jeremiah

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 25:25–26

People

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

Glossary

Ahikam Ammon, Ammonites Book of Jeremiah Cistern Ishmael Kareah Nethaniah

Topics

Ahikam: Son of Shaphan Gedaliah: Governor Appointed by Nebucbadnezzar After Carrying the Jews Into Captivity: Killed by Ishmael Homicide: Felonious: Ishmael Hypocrisy: Ishmael Ishmael: Assassinated Gedaliah, Governor of Judah Under King of Babylon, and Takes Many Jews Captive Mizpah: Temporarily the Capitol of the Country After the People of Israel had been Carried Away Captive Murder: Ishmael Nethaniah: Father of Ishmael Prophecies Concerning Israel: Ishmael Seeks to Betray the People to the Ammonites Shiloh: City of Ephraim, North of Beth-El: Devoted Men From, Killed by Ishmael