Jeremiah 41:15
The Scripture
(15) But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jeremiah 41 opens with Ishmael son of Nethaniah murdering Gedaliah, the governor set over Judah, along with the Jews and Chaldeans present at Mizpah. He then slaughters most of eighty pilgrims from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, sparing only ten who bargain with hidden stores of grain. The chapter closes with Johanan rescuing the captives Ishmael had taken, while Ishmael escapes to the Ammonites and the frightened remnant withdraws toward Egypt.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Samuel 30:17I Kings 20:20Job 21:30Proverbs 28:17Ecclesiastes 8:11Ecclesiastes 8:12Acts 28:4Jeremiah 41:2II Kings 25:25
Related verses (shared words)
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