Jeremiah 41:9 - The Scriptures 1998

⁹ And the pit into which Yishmaʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Now the cistern pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain in addition to Gedaliah was the one which Asa the king [of Judah] had once made for fear of Baasha king of Israel [should Baasha lay siege to Mizpah]. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were slain.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

Common English Bible

⁹ Now the cistern that Ishmael used to discard the bodies of the men he had killed because of their association with Gedaliah was the one that King Asa had made to defend against Israel’s King Baasha. Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, filled it with the dead.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Now the cistern, into which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had struck down because of Gedaliah, is the same one that king Asa made out of fear of Baasha, the king of Israel. This same cistern Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, filled with those who were slain.

Jeremiah 41:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:9

“See, by now he is hidden in some pit, or in some place. And it shall be, when some of them fall at the first, that whoever hears it shall say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who are following Aḇ

Isaiah 14:19

but you have been thrown from your grave like an abominable branch, like the garment of those who are slain, thrust through with a sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a trampled corpse.

Hebrews 11:38

of whom the world was not worthy – wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes of the earth.

Judges 6:2

and the hand of Miḏ

1 Samuel 13:6

And the men of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 14:11

And both of them disclosed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, and the Philistines said, “See, the Heḇ

1 Samuel 14:22

And all the men of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 24:3

And he came to the sheepfolds, on the way, and there was a cave. And Sha’ul went in to relieve himself. Now Dawiḏ