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Jeremiah 41:6

AhikamGedaliahIshmaelNethaniahMizpah
Grief

4 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.

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.”

7 And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

8 But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
WEB
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went, and as he met them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.”
ASV
And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
DARBY
And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went; and it came to pass when he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
BLB
And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out to meet them from Mizpah, and weeping all along as he went. And it came to pass as he met them that he said to them: “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.
ÅB
Og Ismael, Netanjas sønn, gikk dem i møte fra Mispa, og han gikk og gråt; og da han traff dem, sa han til dem: Kom med til Gedalja, Akikams sønn!
OTB
Ismael, sønn av Netanja, dro fra Mispa for å møte dem, gråtende mens han nærmet seg. Da han møtte dem, sa han: «Kom til Gedalja, sønn av Akikam.»
B1930
Og Ismael, Netanjas sønn, gikk dem i møte fra Mispa, og han gikk og gråt; og da han traff dem, sa han til dem: Kom med til Gedalja, Akikams sønn!

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  • 2 Samuel 3:16

    Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

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  • Jeremiah 50:4

    “In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:2–16

    On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

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  • Proverbs 26:23–26

    Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

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