Jeremiah 41:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The well that he filled with bodies had been dug by King Asa of Judah to store rainwater, because he was afraid that King Baasha of Israel might surround Mizpah and keep the people from getting to their water supply.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:9

He has probably already found a hiding place in a cave or somewhere else. As soon as anyone hears that some of your soldiers have been killed, everyone will think your whole army has been destroyed.

Isaiah 14:19

But you will be left unburied, just another dead body lying underfoot like a broken branch. You will be one of many killed in battle and gone down to the deep rocky pit.

Hebrews 11:38

The world did not deserve these good people, who had to wander in deserts and on mountains and had to live in caves and holes in the ground.

Judges 6:2

The Midianites were so cruel that many Israelites ran to the mountains and hid in caves.

1 Samuel 13:6

The Israelite army realized that they were outnumbered and were going to lose the battle. Some of the Israelite men hid in caves or in clumps of bushes, and some ran to places where they could hide among large rocks. Others hid in tombs or in deep dry pits.

1 Samuel 14:11

Jonathan and the soldier stood at the bottom of the hill where the Philistines could see them. The Philistines said, “Look! Those worthless Israelites have crawled out of the holes where they've been hiding.” Then they yelled down to Jonathan and the soldier, “Come up here, and we will teach you a thing or two!” Jonathan turned to the soldier and said, “Follow me! The LORD is going to let us win.”

1 Samuel 14:22

Many Israelites had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim. And when they heard that the Philistines were running away, they came out of hiding and joined in chasing the Philistines.

1 Samuel 24:3

There were some sheep pens along the side of the road, and one of them was built around the entrance to a cave. Saul went into the cave to relieve himself. David and his men were hiding at the back of the cave.