Jeremiah 41:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.”

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BSBPD

“And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass, at their coming in unto the midst of the city, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah doth slaughter them, at the midst of the pit, he and the men who <FI>are<Fi> with him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 41:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 15:28In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
  2. 1 Kings 16:10So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
  3. 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
  4. 2 Kings 15:25Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
  5. Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  6. Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
  7. Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
  8. Ezekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
  9. Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
  10. Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

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