Jeremiah 41 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Gedaliah Is Murdered

Now in the seventh^H7637 month^H2320 Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418, the son^H1121 of Elishama^H476, of the royal^H4410 [fn]family^H2233 and one of the chief^H7227 officers^H7227 of the king^H4428, along with ten^H6235 men^H376, came^H935 to Mizpah^H4709 to Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296. While they were eating^H398 bread^H3899 together^H3162 there^H8033 in Mizpah^H4709,

Jer 41:2

Jer 41:2Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him rose up, and struck and killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and put to death the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

Jer 41:3

Jer 41:3Ishmael also struck and killed all the Jews who were with him, that is with Gedaliah in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.

Jer 41:4

Now it happened^H1961 on the [fn]next^H8145 day^H3117 after the killing^H4191 of Gedaliah^H1436, when no^H3808 one^H376 knew^H3045 about it,

Jer 41:5

Jer 41:5that eighty men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria with their beards shaved off, their clothes torn, and [fn]their bodies gashed, having grain offerings and incense in their hands to bring to the house of the LORD.

Jer 41:6

Jer 41:6Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went; and as he met them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!”

Jer 41:7

Jer 41:7Yet it turned out that as soon as they came inside the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into the cistern.

Jer 41:8

Jer 41:8But ten men who were found among them said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have supplies of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the field.” So he refrained and did not put them to death along with their companions.

Jer 41:9

Now as for the cistern^H953 where^H834^H8033 Ishmael^H3458 had thrown^H7993 all^H3605 the bodies^H6297 of the men^H376 whom^H834 he had struck^H5221 and^H5221 killed^H5221 [fn]because^H3027 of Gedaliah^H1436, it was the one that King^H4428 Asa^H609 had constructed^H6213 on^H4480^H6440 account^H4480^H6440 of^H4480^H6440 Baasha^H1201, king^H4428 of Israel^H3478; Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 filled^H4390 it with the dead^H2491.

Jer 41:10

Jer 41:10Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were in Mizpah, the king’s daughters and all the people who were left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard had put in the custody of Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and proceeded to cross over to the sons of Ammon.

Johanan Rescues the People

Jer 41:11

But Johanan^H3076 the son^H1121 of Kareah^H7143 and all^H3605 the commanders^H8269 of the forces^H2428 that were with him heard^H8085 about all^H3605 the evil^H7451 that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418 had done^H6213.

Jer 41:12

Jer 41:12So they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and they found him by the large [fn]pool that is in Gibeon.

Jer 41:13

Jer 41:13Now as soon as all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were with him, they were joyful.

Jer 41:14

Jer 41:14So all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

Jer 41:15

Jer 41:15But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the sons of Ammon.

Jer 41:16

Jer 41:16Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were with him took from Mizpah all the remnant of the people whom he had [fn]recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck and killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, that is, the men who were [fn]soldiers, the women, the [fn]children, and the high officials, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.

Jer 41:17

Jer 41:17And they went and stayed in [fn]Geruth Chimham, which is beside Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt

Jer 41:18

Jer 41:18because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, since Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck and killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(41:1)

Lit seed

(41:4)

Or second

(41:5)

Lit having cut themselves

Lit by the hand of

Lit waters

Lit brought back

Lit men of war

Lit infants

Or the lodging place of Chimham

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