But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
Parallel translations
- WEB But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
- BSB But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
- NKJV But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites.
- NASB But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the sons of Ammon.
- NLT Meanwhile, Ishmael and eight of his men escaped from Johanan into the land of Ammon.
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Quick answer
Ishmael escapes with eight men to the Ammonites. The murderer flees, though his crimes remain under God's reckoning.
Overview
Losing his captives, Ishmael slips away with a handful of followers to take refuge among the Ammonites who had backed his plot. His escape leaves justice seemingly incomplete in human terms. Yet Scripture assures that no evil ultimately escapes God's judgment, even when earthly punishment is delayed.
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- Prov 28:17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
- Job 21:30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
- 1 Sam 30:17And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
- 1 Kgs 20:20And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
- Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
- 2 Kgs 25:25But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
- Eccl 8:11–12Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
- Jer 41:2Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
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