Jeremiah 40:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They said, “Gedaliah, we came to warn you that King Baalis of Ammon hired Ishmael to murder you!” Gedaliah refused to believe them,

Cross References

Isaiah 26:10

Even when the wicked are treated with mercy in this land of justice, they do wrong and are blind to your glory, our LORD.

Jeremiah 25:21

Then I went to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon,

Jeremiah 40:13

One day, Johanan got together with some of the other men who had been army officers, and they came to Mizpah and met with Gedaliah.

Jeremiah 41:1

But in the seventh month, Ishmael came to Mizpah with ten of his soldiers. He had been one of the king's officials and was a member of the royal family. Ishmael and his men were invited to eat with Gedaliah.

Jeremiah 41:10

Nebuzaradan, King Nebuchadnezzar's officer in charge of the guard, had left King Zedekiah's daughters and many other people at Mizpah, and he had put Gedaliah in charge of them. But now Ishmael took them all prisoner and led them towards Ammon, on the other side of the River Jordan.

Jeremiah 41:2

During the meal, Ishmael and his soldiers killed Gedaliah, the man chosen as ruler of Judah by the king of Babylonia.

Micah 7:5

Don't trust anyone, not even your best friend, and be careful what you say to the one you love.