10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, (A)the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom (B)Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to (C)the Ammonites.

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10 Ishmael made captives of all the rest of the people(A) who were in Mizpah—the king’s daughters(B) along with all the others who were left there, over whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.(C)

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14 and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of (A)the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them.

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14 and said to him, “Don’t you know that Baalis king of the Ammonites(A) has sent Ishmael(B) son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.

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(A)When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that (B)the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of (C)the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon,

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Gedaliah Assassinated(A)

When all the army officers and their men who were still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor(B) over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women and children who were the poorest(C) in the land and who had not been carried into exile to Babylon,

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11 Likewise, when all the Judeans who were in (A)Moab and among (B)the Ammonites and in (C)Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them, 12 (D)then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they had been driven and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they (E)gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.

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11 When all the Jews in Moab,(A) Ammon, Edom(B) and all the other countries(C) heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them, 12 they all came back to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, from all the countries where they had been scattered.(D) And they harvested an abundance of wine and summer fruit.

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19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and (A)Geshem the Arab heard of it, (B)they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? (C)Are you rebelling against the king?”

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19 But when Sanballat(A) the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem(B) the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us.(C) “What is this you are doing?” they asked. “Are you rebelling against the king?”

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10 But when (A)Sanballat the Horonite and (B)Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.

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10 When Sanballat(A) the Horonite and Tobiah(B) the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites.(C)

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12 I will take the remnant of Judah who have (A)set their faces to come to the land of Egypt to live, and they shall all be consumed. (B)In the land of Egypt they shall fall; by the sword and by famine (C)they shall be consumed. (D)From the least to the greatest, they shall die by the sword and by famine, (E)and they shall become an oath, a horror, (F)a curse, and a taunt. 13 (G)I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, 14 (H)so that none of the remnant of Judah who have come to live in the land of Egypt shall escape or survive (I)or return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return to dwell there. For they shall not return, (J)except some fugitives.”

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12 I will take away the remnant(A) of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest,(B) they will die by sword or famine.(C) They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach.(D) 13 I will punish(E) those who live in Egypt with the sword,(F) famine and plague,(G) as I punished Jerusalem. 14 None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.”(H)

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But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took (A)all the remnant of Judah who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven— (B)the men, the women, the children, (C)the princesses, and every person whom (D)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with (E)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at (F)Tahpanhes.

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Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led away all the remnant of Judah who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered.(A) They also led away all those whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan—the men, the women,(B) the children and the king’s daughters. And they took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch(C) son of Neriah along with them. So they entered Egypt(D) in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.(E)

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The king of Babylon (A)slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at (B)Riblah before his eyes, and the king of Babylon (C)slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.

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There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and also killed all the nobles(A) of Judah.

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30 Thus says the Lord:
“Write this man down as (A)childless,
    a man who shall not succeed in his days,
(B)for none of his offspring shall succeed
    (C)in sitting on the throne of David
    and ruling again in Judah.”

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30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,(A)
    a man who will not prosper(B) in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring(C) will prosper,
    none will sit on the throne(D) of David
    or rule anymore in Judah.”

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Now before this, (A)Eliashib the priest, who (B)was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was related to (C)Tobiah, prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, (D)which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests. While this was taking place, I was not in Jerusalem, for (E)in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes (F)king of Babylon I went to the king. And after some time I asked leave of the king and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, (G)preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the chamber.

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Before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms(A) of the house of our God. He was closely associated with Tobiah,(B) and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes(C) of grain, new wine and olive oil prescribed for the Levites, musicians and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests.

But while all this was going on, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes(D) king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later I asked his permission and came back to Jerusalem. Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib(E) had done in providing Tobiah(F) a room in the courts of the house of God. I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.(G)

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17 Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters came to them. 18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of (A)Arah: and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of (B)Meshullam the son of Berechiah as his wife.

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17 Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them. 18 For many in Judah were under oath to him, since he was son-in-law to Shekaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.

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[a] But when (A)Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. (B)And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:7 Ch 4:1 in Hebrew

But when Sanballat, Tobiah,(A) the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They all plotted together(B) to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.

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