When Elijah heard this, he was afraid. So he ran away to save his life. He took his servant with him. They went to Beersheba, Judah. Elijah left his servant in Beersheba.
Jeremiah 37:12 - Easy To Read Version Jeremiah wanted to travel from Jerusalem to the land of Benjamin. {\cf2\super [320]} He was going there to attend a division of some property that belonged to his family. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin [to slip away during the brief lull in the Chaldean invasion] to receive [the title to] his portion [of land, which the Lord had promised would eventually be valuable] there among the people. American Standard Version (1901) then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. Common English Bible Jeremiah set out for the land of Benjamin to secure his share of the family property. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had arrived at the gate of Benjamin, the keeper of the gate, whose turn it was to be there, was named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are fleeing to the Chaldeans." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was come to the gate of Benjamin, the captain of the gate, who I was there in his turn, was one named Jerias, the son of Selemias, the son of Hananias: and he took hold of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Thou art fleeing to the Chaldeans. |
When Elijah heard this, he was afraid. So he ran away to save his life. He took his servant with him. They went to Beersheba, Judah. Elijah left his servant in Beersheba.
From the family group of Benjamin they got the cities of Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. They got all those cities and the fields around them.
But I said to Shemaiah, “Should a man like me run away? You know that an \{ordinary\} man like me can’t go into the Holy Place without being put to death! I won’t go!”
I would go far, far away into the desert.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [327]})\i0 \par
These are the messages of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was the son of a man named Hilkiah. Jeremiah belonged to the family of priests that lived in the city of Anathoth. {\cf2\super [1]} That city is in the land that belongs to the family group of Benjamin.
When the Babylonian army left Jerusalem to fight the army of the Pharaoh of Egypt,
When you are treated badly in one city, go to another city. I tell you the truth. You will not finish going to all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man {\cf2\super [129]} comes again.