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Good News Translation

Jeremiah 41:4

The next day, before anyone knew about Gedaliah's murder,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahikam;   Gedaliah;   Homicide;   Ishmael;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Mizpah;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gedaliah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Mizpah, Mizpeh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahikam ;   Gedaliah ;   Ishmael ;   Mizpah, Mizpeh ;   Nethaniah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ishmael;   Mizpah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
On the day after he had killed Gedaliah, when no one knew yet,
Hebrew Names Version
It happened the second day after he had killed Gedalyahu, and no man knew it,
King James Version
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
English Standard Version
On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it,
New American Standard Bible
Now it happened on the next day after the killing of Gedaliah, when no one knew about it,
New Century Version
The day after Gedaliah was murdered, before anyone knew about it,
Amplified Bible
Now it happened on the second day after the killing of Gedaliah, before anyone knew about it,
World English Bible
It happened the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now the second day that he had slaine Gedaliah, and no man knewe it,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened on the next day after putting Gedaliah to death, when no one knew about it,
Berean Standard Bible
On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
Contemporary English Version
The next day, the murders had still not been discovered,
Complete Jewish Bible
The next day, before his assassination of G'dalyahu had become known,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Easy-to-Read Version
The day after Gedaliah was murdered, 80 men came to Mizpah. They were bringing grain offerings and incense to the Lord 's Temple. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves. They came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. None of these men knew that Gedaliah had been murdered.
George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass the second day after Gedaliah had been slain, and no man had heard of it,
Lexham English Bible
And then on the second day of the killing of Gedaliah—and no one knew—
Literal Translation
And it happened, the second day after he had killed Gedaliah; and no one knew,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The nexte daye after that he had slayne Godolias (the matter was yet vnknowne)
American Standard Version
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Bible in Basic English
Now on the second day after he had put Gedaliah to death, when no one had knowledge of it,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe the second day after he had slaine Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The next day after that he had slayne Gedaliah, the matter was yet vnknowen:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But hear the word of the Lord, O Sedekias king of Juda; Thus saith the Lord,
English Revised Version
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe in the secounde dai, aftir that he hadde slayn Godolie, while no man wiste yit,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew [it],
New English Translation
On the day after Gedaliah had been murdered, before anyone even knew about it,
New King James Version
And it happened, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when as yet no one knew it,
New Living Translation
The next day, before anyone had heard about Gedaliah's murder,
New Life Bible
The next day, before anyone knew that Gedaliah had been killed,
New Revised Standard
On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, on the second day, after he had slain Gedaliah, not, a man, knowing it,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And on the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet knowing it,
Revised Standard Version
On the day after the murder of Gedali'ah, before any one knew of it,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, on the second day of the putting of Gedaliah to death, (and no one hath known,)
THE MESSAGE
On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah—no one yet knew of it—men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, eighty of them, with their beards shaved, their clothing ripped, and gashes on their bodies. They were pilgrims carrying grain offerings and incense on their way to worship at the Temple in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now it happened on the next day after the killing of Gedaliah, when no one knew about it,

Contextual Overview

1 In the seventh month of that year, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, a member of the royal family and one of the king's chief officers, went to Mizpah with ten men to see Governor Gedaliah. While they were all eating a meal together, 2 Ishmael and the ten men with him pulled out their swords and killed Gedaliah. 3 Ishmael also killed all the Israelites who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah and the Babylonian soldiers who happened to be there. 4 The next day, before anyone knew about Gedaliah's murder, 5 eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and gashed themselves. They were taking grain and incense to offer in the Temple. 6 So Ishmael went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he came to them, he said, "Please come in to see Gedaliah." 7 As soon as they were inside the city, Ishmael and his men killed them and threw their bodies in a well. 8 But there were ten men in the group who said to Ishmael, "Please don't kill us! We have wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey hidden in the fields." So he spared them. 9 The well into which Ishmael threw the bodies of the men he had killed was the large one that King Asa had dug when he was being attacked by King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael filled the well with the bodies. 10 Then he made prisoners of the king's daughters and all the rest of the people in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the commanding officer had placed under the care of Gedaliah. Ishmael took them prisoner and started off in the direction of the territory of Ammon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

after: 1 Samuel 27:11, Psalms 52:1, Psalms 52:2

Cross-References

1 Kings 3:15
Solomon woke up and realized that God had spoken to him in the dream. Then he went to Jerusalem and stood in front of the Lord 's Covenant Box and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord . After that he gave a feast for all his officials.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, the second day after he had slain Gedaliah,.... That is, the day following, for it was in the night, as Josephus relates, as before observed, the murder was committed:

and no man knew [it]; not any out of the city, or in remote parts; for those that were in the city must be sensible of it; but as yet the report of it had not reached the neighbourhood, and much less distant parts; this is observed on account of the following story, and to show how easily the persons after mentioned were drawn in by Ishmael.


 
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