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said to Ismahel: Kill us not: for we have stores Masphath, after that he had slain Godolias the
in the field, of wheat, and barley, and oil, and son of Ahicam: valiant men for war, and the
honey. And he forbore, and slew them not with women, and the children, and the eunuchs whom
their brethren. he had brought back from Gabaon.
9 And the pit into which Ismahel cast all the 17 And they departed, and sat as sojourners
dead bodies of the men whom he slew because in Chamaam, which is near Bethlehem: in order
of Godolias, is the same that king Asa made, for to go forward, and enter into Egypt,
fear of Baasa the king of Israel: the same did 18 From the face of the Chaldeans: for they
Ismahel the son of Nathanias fill with them that were afraid of them, because Ismahel the son of
were slain. Nathanias had slain Godolias the son of Ahicam,
10 Then Ismahel carried away captive all the whom the king of Babylon had made governor in
remnant of the people that were in Masphath: the land of Juda.
the king’s daughters, and all the people that
remained in Masphath: whom Nabuzardan the
general of the army had committed to Godolias Chapter 42
the son of Ahicam. And Ismahel the son of
Nathanias took them, and he departed, to go Then all the captains of the warriors, and Jo-
over to the children of Ammon. hanan the son of Caree, and Jezonias, the son of
11 But Johanan the son of Caree, and all the Osaias, and the rest of the people from the least
captains of the fighting men that were with him, to the greatest came near:
heard of the evil that Ismahel the son of Natha- 2 And they said to Jeremias the prophet: Let
nias had done. our supplication fall before thee: and pray thou
12 And taking all the men, they went out to for us to the Lord thy God for all this remnant,
fight against Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and for we are left but a few of many, as thy eyes do
they found him by the great waters that are in behold us.
Gabaon. 3 And let the Lord thy God shew us the way
13 And when all the people that were with by which we may walk, and the thing that we
Ismahel, had seen Johanan the son of Caree, and must do.
all the captains of the fighting men that were 4 And Jeremias the prophet said to them: I
with him, they rejoiced. have heard you: behold I will pray to the Lord
14 And all the people whom Ismahel had your God according to your words: and whatso-
taken, went back to Masphath: and they re- ever thing he shall answer me, I will declare it to
turned and went to Johanan the son of Caree. you: and I will hide nothing from you.
15 But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with 5 And they said to Jeremias: The Lord be
eight men, from the face of Johanan, and went witness between us of truth and faithfulness, if
to the children of Ammon. we do not according to every thing for which the
16 Then Johanan the son of Caree, and all the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.
captains of the soldiers that were with him, took 6 Whether it be good or evil, we will obey
all the remnant of the people whom they had re- the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send
covered from Ismahel the son of Nathanias, from thee: that it may be well with us when we shall