Each killed his man; the Arameans fled, and Israel pursued them, but King Ben-hadad of Aram escaped on a horse with the cavalry.
Jeremiah 41:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Ishmael son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites. American Standard Version (1901) But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon. Common English Bible But Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, and eight of his men eluded Johanan and went to the Ammonites. Catholic Public Domain Version But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, fled with eight men from the face of Johanan, and they went over to the sons of Ammon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with eight men from the face of Johanan and went to the children of Ammon. |
Each killed his man; the Arameans fled, and Israel pursued them, but King Ben-hadad of Aram escaped on a horse with the cavalry.
But in the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men; they struck down Gedaliah so that he died, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
that the wicked are spared in the day of calamity and are rescued in the day of wrath?
If someone is burdened with the blood of another, let that killer be a fugitive until death; let no one offer assistance.
So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back and went to Johanan son of Kareah.
Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan with the sword and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land.
When the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man must be a murderer; though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled.