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2 Kings 25:26

Egypt

24 And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”

25 In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.

27 On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.

28 And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

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BSB
Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.
KJV
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
WEB
All the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
ASV
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
DARBY
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
BLB
And all the people arose, from small even to great, and the captains of the armies, and they went to Egypt. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
ÅB
Da brøt alt folket opp, både store og små, og høvedsmennene for hærflokkene, og de dro til Egypt; for de var redd kaldeerne.
OTB
Da reiste hele folket, fra små til store, og høvdingene for styrkene, og dro til Egypt, for de var redde for kaldeerne.
B1930
Da brøt alt folket op, både store og små, og høvedsmennene for hærflokkene, og de drog til Egypten; for de var redd kaldeerne.

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  • Jeremiah 43:4–7

    So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.

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  • Jeremiah 41:16–18

    Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.

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  • Jeremiah 42:14–22

    and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’

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