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New American Standard Bible (1995)

Jeremiah 41:4

Now it happened on the next day after the killing of Gedaliah, when no one knew about it,

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,
Good News Translation
The next day, before anyone knew about Gedaliah's murder,
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.

Contextual Overview

1 In the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and one of the chief officers of the king, along with ten men, came to Mizpah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. While they were eating bread together there in Mizpah, 2 Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him arose and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and put to death the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land. 3 Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war. 4 Now it happened on the next day after the killing of Gedaliah, when no one knew about it,5 that eighty men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria with their beards shaved off and their clothes torn and their bodies gashed, having grain offerings and incense in their hands to bring to the house of the LORD. 6 Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went; and as he met them, he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!" 7 Yet it turned out that as soon as they came inside the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men that were with him slaughtered them and cast them into the cistern. 8 But ten men who were found among them said to Ishmael, "Do not put us to death; for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil and honey hidden in the field." So he refrained and did not put them to death along with their companions. 9 Now as for the cistern where Ishmael had cast all the corpses of the men whom he had struck down because of Gedaliah, it was the one that King Asa had made on account of Baasha, king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. 10 Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard had put under the charge of Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; thus Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and proceeded to cross over to the sons 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
Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.

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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