Jeremiah 41:2Christian Standard Bible Anglicisedbut then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword; he killed the one the king of Babylon had appointed in the land. See the chapter |
When Jeremiah had not yet turned to go, Nebuzaradan said to him, ‘Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people or go wherever it seems right for you to go.’ So the captain of the guards gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
All the commanders of the armies that were in the countryside #– #they and their men #– #heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land. He had been put in charge of the men, women, and children from among the poorest of the land, who had not been deported to Babylon.