Jeremiah 41:4
2 Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.
3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
5 eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.
6 And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
- KJV
- And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
- WEB
- The second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
- ASV
- And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
- DARBY
- And it came to pass the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
- BLB
- And it came to pass on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and not a man knew [it],
- ÅB
- Den annen dag etter at han hadde drept Gedalja, og før enda noen visste det,
- OTB
- Dagen etter Gedaljas drap, før noen visste om det,
- B1930
- Den annen dag efterat han hadde drept Gedalja, og før ennu nogen visste det,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 52:1–2
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
Read in context1 Samuel 27:11
David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.
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