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Jeremiah 41:15

IshmaelJohananNethaniah

13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.

14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.

16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:

17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

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BSB
But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
KJV
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
WEB
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
ASV
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
DARBY
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
BLB
And Ishmael son of Nethaniah, with eight men, escaped from Johanan and went to the sons of Ammon.
ÅB
Men Ismael, Netanjas sønn, slapp unna fra Johanan med åtte menn, og han dro bort til Ammons barn.
OTB
Men Ismael, sønn av Netanja, klarte å rømme fra Johanan med åtte menn og flyktet til ammonittene.
B1930
Men Ismael, Netanjas sønn, slapp unda fra Johanan med åtte menn, og han drog bort til Ammons barn.

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  • Proverbs 28:17

    A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

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  • Job 21:30

    That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

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  • 1 Kings 20:20

    And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:17

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

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  • Jeremiah 41:2

    Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

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  • 2 Kings 25:25

    But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:11–12

    Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

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  • Acts 28:4

    And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

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