When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,
Parallel translations
- WEB But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
- KJV But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
- NKJV But when Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
- NASB But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were with him heard about all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done.
- NLT But when Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders heard about Ishmael’s crimes,
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Quick answer
Johanan and the captains learn of Ishmael's atrocities. The faithful leaders rise to respond to the evil.
Overview
News of the murders and abductions reaches Johanan son of Kareah and his fellow commanders. Their reaction begins the effort to recover the captured remnant. The verse marks a turn from tragedy toward a measure of deliverance, as those who had earlier warned Gedaliah now act to save the people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Jer 40:13–16Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
- Jer 40:7–8When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
- Jer 41:2–3Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.
- Jer 43:2–5Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
- Jer 41:7And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.
- Jer 42:1Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
- Jer 42:3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”
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