Then Elijah became afraid , and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,
Jeremiah 37:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin [to slip away during the brief lull in the Chaldean invasion] to receive [the title to] his portion [of land, which the Lord had promised would eventually be valuable] there among the people. American Standard Version (1901) then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. Common English Bible Jeremiah set out for the land of Benjamin to secure his share of the family property. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had arrived at the gate of Benjamin, the keeper of the gate, whose turn it was to be there, was named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are fleeing to the Chaldeans." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was come to the gate of Benjamin, the captain of the gate, who I was there in his turn, was one named Jerias, the son of Selemias, the son of Hananias: and he took hold of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Thou art fleeing to the Chaldeans. |
Then Elijah became afraid , and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,
He entered a cave there and spent the night. Suddenly, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah? ’
From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns in all among their families.
But I said, ‘Should a man like me run away? How can someone like me enter the temple and live? I will not go.’
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,
When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.