Jeremiah 41:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 41:7

5 that certain men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men ^awith their beards shaved and their clothes torn, having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to ^bthe house of the Lord.

6 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!”

7 So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah ^akilled them and cast them into the midst of a¹ pit, he and the men who were with him.

8 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.

9 Now the¹ pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, because of Gedaliah, was ^athe same one Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the ^arest of the people who were in Mizpah, ^bthe king’s daughters and all the people who remained in Mizpah, ^cwhom 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 ^dthe Ammonites.

11 But when ^aJohanan 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,

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 41:7

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American Standard Version
And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, `and cast them' into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

Amplified® Bible
And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the [city] cistern pit--he and the men with him.

Contemporary English Version
But after they were inside the town, Ishmael had his soldiers kill them and throw their bodies into a well.

Darby English Version
And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, he and the men that were with him, slew them, [and cast them] into the midst of the pit.

Good News Bible
As soon as they were inside the city, Ishmael and his men killed them and threw their bodies in a well.

King James Version
And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

New American Standard Bible
Yet it turned out that as soon as they came inside the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men that were with him slaughtered them {and cast them} into the cistern.

New International Version
When they went into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

New King James Version
So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them and cast them into the midst of a pit, he and the men who were with him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Yet it turned out that as soon as they came inside the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men that accompanied him slaughtered them and cast them into the cistern.

Revised Standard Version
When they came into the city, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah and the men with him slew them, and cast them into a cistern.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at their coming in unto the midst of the city, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah doth slaughter them, at the midst of the pit, he and the men who `are' with him.

New English Translation
But as soon as they were inside the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw their bodies¹ in a cistern.

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