each man struck down his foe. Then the Arameans fled and Israel pursued them, but King Ben-Hadad of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.
Jeremiah 41:15 - Tree of Life Version But Ishmael son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to Ammon’s children. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Ishmael son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites. American Standard Version (1901) But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon. Common English Bible But Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, and eight of his men eluded Johanan and went to the Ammonites. Catholic Public Domain Version But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, fled with eight men from the face of Johanan, and they went over to the sons of Ammon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with eight men from the face of Johanan and went to the children of Ammon. |
each man struck down his foe. Then the Arameans fled and Israel pursued them, but King Ben-Hadad of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.
But it came to pass in the seventh month that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, of royal descent, came with ten men and assassinated Gedaliah, so he died along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
that the wicked are spared for the day of calamity that they are brought to the day of wrath?
A man tormented by the guilt of murder flees to the Pit—let no one support him.
So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
Ishmael son of Nethaniah rose up with the ten men that were with him and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan with the sword—putting to death the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
When the natives saw the snake hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer! Though he has been saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
David attacked them from the twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except 400 young men who rode on camels and fled.