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Jeremiah 40:15 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 40 · verse 15 · King James Version
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?Jeremiah 40:15 · King James Version
Jeremiah 40:15 in context
13Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
14And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
15Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
16But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
Key words (Strong's)
- GedaliahGᵉdalyâhGedaljah, the name of five IsraelitesH1436 →
- secretlyçêthera coverH5643 →
- JohananYôwchânânJochanan, the name of nine IsraelitesH3110 →
- IshmaelYishmâʻêʼlJishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five IsraelitesH3458 →
- KareahQârêachKareach, an IsraeliteH7143 →
- MizpahMitspâhMitspah, the name of two places in PalestineH4709 →
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