Jeremiah 41
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Now it came to pass in the seventh month a that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and of the officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at b Mizpah. And there they ate bread together in Mizpah.
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Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, arose and c struck Gedaliah the son of d Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him whom the king of Babylon had made e governor over the land.
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Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is, with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.
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And it happened, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when as yet no one knew it,
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that certain men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men f with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to g the house of the LORD.
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Now Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went along; and it happened as he met them that he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!"
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So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah h killed them and cast them into the midst of a pit, he and the men who were with him.
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But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field." So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren.
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Now the pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, because of Gedaliah, was i the same one Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
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Then Ishmael carried away captive all the j rest of the people who were in Mizpah, k the king's daughters and all the people who remained in Mizpah, l whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive and departed to go over to m the Ammonites.
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But when n Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
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they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah; and they found him by o the great pool that is in Gibeon.
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So it was, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, that they were glad.
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Then all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.
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But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites.
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Then Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, took from Mizpah all the p rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah after he had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam - the mighty men of war and the women and the children and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.
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And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of q Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, as they went on their way to r Egypt,
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because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, s whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land.
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2 Kings 25:25
But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
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Jeremiah 40:6
Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land.
Jeremiah 40:10
"As for me, I will indeed dwell at Mizpah and serve the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken."
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2 Samuel 3:27
Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab too...
2 Samuel 20:9
Then Joab said to Amasa, " Are you in health, m...
2 Samuel 20:10
But Amasa did not notice the sword that was in ...
2 Kings 25:25
But it happened in the seventh month that Ishma...
Psalms 41:9
Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, ...
Psalms 109:5
Thus they have rewarded me evil for good, And h...
John 13:18
"I do not speak concerning all of you. I know w...
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Jeremiah 26:24
Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
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Jeremiah 40:5
Now while Jeremiah had not yet gone back, Nebuzaradan said, "Go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever it seems convenient for you to go." So the captain of the guard gave him rations and a gift and let him go.
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Leviticus 19:27
You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard.
Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 14:1
You are the children of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead.
Isaiah 15:2
He has gone up to the temple and Dibon, To the high places to weep. Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba; On all their heads will be baldness, And every beard cut off.
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1 Samuel 1:7
So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.
2 Kings 25:9
He burned the house of the LORD and the king's house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire.
Nehemiah 10:34
We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for bringing the wood offering into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at the appointed times year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God as it is written in the Law.
Nehemiah 10:35
And we made ordinances to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the LORD.
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Psalms 55:23
But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.
Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.
Ezekiel 33:24
"Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.'
Ezekiel 33:26
"You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you defile one another's wives. Should you then possess the land?"'
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1 Kings 15:22
Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. And they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
2 Chronicles 16:6
Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
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Jeremiah 40:11
Likewise, when all the Jews who were in Moab, among the Ammonites, in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.
Jeremiah 40:12
Then all the Jews returned out of all places where they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruit in abundance.
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Jeremiah 43:6
Men, women, children, the king's daughters, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah.
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Jeremiah 40:7
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 the poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon.
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Jeremiah 40:14
And said to him, "Do you certainly know that 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.
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Jeremiah 40:7
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 the poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon.
Jeremiah 40:8
Then they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah - Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
Jeremiah 40:13 - 16
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
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2 Samuel 2:13
And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.
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Jeremiah 40:11
Likewise, when all the Jews who were in Moab, among the Ammonites, in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.
Jeremiah 40:12
Then all the Jews returned out of all places where they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruit in abundance.
Jeremiah 43:4 - 7
So Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces, and all the people would not obey the voice of the LORD, to remain in the land of Judah.
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2 Samuel 19:37
"Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you."
2 Samuel 19:38
And the king answered, "Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you. Now whatever you request of me, I will do for you.
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Jeremiah 43:7
So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the LORD. And they went as far as Tahpanhes.
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Jeremiah 40:5
Now while Jeremiah had not yet gone back, Nebuzaradan said, "Go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever it seems convenient for you to go." So the captain of the guard gave him rations and a gift and let him go.
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