Verse 5

Now while he was not yet gone back,{H7725} Go back{H7725} then, [said he], to Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam,{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan,{H8227} whom the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} hath made governor{H6485} over the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} and dwell{H3427} with him among{H8432} the people;{H5971} or go{H3212} wheresoever it seemeth right{H3477} unto thee to go.{H3212} So the captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876} gave{H5414} him victuals{H737} and a present,{H4864} and let him go.{H7971}

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 39:14 : 14 they sent,{H7971} and took{H3947} Jeremiah{H3414} out of the court{H2691} of the guard,{H4307} and committed{H5414} him unto Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam,{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan,{H8227} that he should carry{H3318} him home:{H1004} so he dwelt{H3427} among{H8432} the people.{H5971}
  • Jer 41:2 : 2 Then arose{H6965} Ishmael{H3458} the son{H1121} of Nethaniah,{H5418} and the ten{H6235} men{H582} that were with him, and smote{H5221} Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan{H8227} with the sword,{H2719} and slew{H4191} him, whom the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} had made governor{H6485} over the land.{H776}
  • 2 Kgs 8:7-9 : 7 And Elisha{H477} came{H935} to Damascus;{H1834} and Benhadad{H1130} the king{H4428} of Syria{H758} was sick;{H2470} and it was told{H5046} him, saying,{H559} The man{H376} of God{H430} is come{H935} hither.{H2008} 8 And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto Hazael,{H2371} Take{H3947} a present{H4503} in thy hand,{H3027} and go,{H3212} meet{H7125} the man{H376} of God,{H430} and inquire{H1875} of Jehovah{H3068} by him, saying,{H559} Shall I recover{H2421} of this sickness?{H2483} 9 So Hazael{H2371} went{H3212} to meet{H7125} him, and took{H3947} a present{H4503} with him,{H3027} even of every good thing{H2898} of Damascus,{H1834} forty{H705} camels'{H1581} burden,{H4853} and came{H935} and stood{H5975} before{H6440} him, and said,{H559} Thy son{H1121} Benhadad{H1130} king{H4428} of Syria{H758} hath sent{H7971} me to thee, saying,{H559} Shall I recover{H2421} of this sickness?{H2483}
  • 2 Kgs 22:12 : 12 And the king{H4428} commanded{H6680} Hilkiah{H2518} the priest,{H3548} and Ahikam{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan,{H8227} and Achbor{H5907} the son{H1121} of Micaiah,{H4320} and Shaphan{H8227} the scribe,{H5608} and Asaiah{H6222} the king's{H4428} servant,{H5650} saying,{H559}
  • 2 Kgs 22:14 : 14 So Hilkiah{H2518} the priest,{H3548} and Ahikam,{H296} and Achbor,{H5907} and Shaphan,{H8227} and Asaiah,{H6222} went{H3212} unto Huldah{H2468} the prophetess,{H5031} the wife{H802} of Shallum{H7967} the son{H1121} of Tikvah,{H8616} the son{H1121} of Harhas,{H2745} keeper{H8104} of the wardrobe{H899} (now she dwelt{H3427} in Jerusalem{H3389} in the second quarter);{H4932} and they communed{H1696} with her.
  • 2 Kgs 25:22-24 : 22 And as for the people{H5971} that were left{H7604} in the land{H776} of Judah,{H3063} whom Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} had left,{H7604} even over them he made Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam,{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan,{H8227} governor.{H6485} 23 Now when all the captains{H8269} of the forces,{H2428} they and their men,{H582} heard{H8085} that the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} had made Gedaliah{H1436} governor,{H6485} they came{H935} to Gedaliah{H1436} to Mizpah,{H4709} even Ishmael{H3458} the son{H1121} of Nethaniah,{H5418} and Johanan{H3110} the son{H1121} of Kareah,{H7143} and Seraiah{H8304} the son{H1121} of Tanhumeth{H8576} the Netophathite,{H5200} and Jaazaniah{H2970} the son{H1121} of the Maacathite,{H4602} they and their men.{H582} 24 And Gedaliah{H1436} sware{H7650} to them and to their men,{H582} and said{H559} unto them, Fear{H3372} not because of the servants{H5650} of the Chaldeans:{H3778} dwell{H3427} in the land,{H776} and serve{H5647} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} and it shall be well{H3190} with you.
  • 2 Chr 34:20 : 20 And the king{H4428} commanded{H6680} Hilkiah,{H2518} and Ahikam{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan,{H8227} and Abdon{H5658} the son{H1121} of Micah,{H4318} and Shaphan{H8227} the scribe,{H5608} and Asaiah{H6222} the king's{H4428} servant,{H5650} saying,{H559}
  • Ezra 7:6 : 6 this Ezra{H5830} went up{H5927} from Babylon:{H894} and he was a ready{H4106} scribe{H5608} in the law{H8451} of Moses,{H4872} which Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} had given;{H5414} and the king{H4428} granted{H5414} him all his request,{H1246} according to the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} his God{H430} upon him.
  • Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed{H1288} be Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of our fathers,{H1} who hath put{H5414} such a thing as this in the king's{H4428} heart,{H3820} to beautify{H6286} the house{H1004} of Jehovah{H3068} which is in Jerusalem;{H3389}
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord,{H136} I beseech{H577} thee, let now thine ear{H241} be attentive{H7183} to the prayer{H8605} of thy servant,{H5650} and to the prayer{H8605} of thy servants,{H5650} who delight{H2655} to fear{H3372} thy name;{H8034} and prosper,{H6743} I pray thee, thy servant{H5650} this day,{H3117} and grant{H5414} him mercy{H7356} in the sight{H6440} of this man.{H376} Now I was cupbearer{H8248} to the king.{H4428}
  • Neh 2:4-8 : 4 Then the king{H4428} said{H559} unto me, For what dost thou make request?{H1245} So I prayed{H6419} to the God{H430} of heaven.{H8064} 5 And I said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} If it please{H2895} the king,{H4428} and if thy servant{H5650} have found favor{H3190} in thy sight,{H6440} that thou wouldest send{H7971} me unto Judah,{H3063} unto the city{H5892} of my fathers'{H1} sepulchres,{H6913} that I may build{H1129} it. 6 And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto me (the queen{H7694} also sitting{H3427} by him,){H681} For how long shall thy journey{H4109} be? and when wilt thou return?{H7725} So it pleased{H3190} the king{H4428} to send{H7971} me; and I set{H5414} him a time.{H2165} 7 Moreover I said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} If it please{H2895} the king,{H4428} let letters{H107} be given{H5414} me to the governors{H6346} beyond{H5676} the River,{H5104} that they may let me pass through{H5674} till I come{H935} unto Judah;{H3063} 8 and a letter{H107} unto Asaph{H623} the keeper{H8104} of the king's{H4428} forest,{H6508} that he may give{H5414} me timber{H6086} to make beams{H7136} for the gates{H8179} of the castle{H1002} which appertaineth to the house,{H1004} and for the wall{H2346} of the city,{H5892} and for the house{H1004} that I shall enter into.{H935} And the king{H4428} granted{H5414} me, according to the good{H2896} hand{H3027} of my God{H430} upon me.
  • Job 22:29 : 29 When they cast [thee] down,{H8213} thou shalt say,{H559} [There is] lifting up;{H1466} And the humble{H7807} person{H5869} he will save.{H3467}
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's{H376} ways{H1870} please{H7521} Jehovah,{H3068} He maketh even his enemies{H341} to be at peace{H7999} with him.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's{H4428} heart{H3820} is in the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} as the watercourses:{H6388} {H4325} He turneth{H5186} it whithersoever he will.{H2654}
  • Jer 15:11 : 11 Jehovah{H3068} said,{H559} Verily{H3808} I will strengthen{H2896} thee for good;{H8281} verily{H518} I will cause the enemy{H341} to make supplication{H6293} unto thee in the time{H6256} of evil{H7451} and in the time{H6256} of affliction.{H6869}
  • Jer 26:24 : 24 But the hand{H3027} of Ahikam{H296} the son{H1121} of Shaphan{H8227} was with Jeremiah,{H3414} that they should not give{H5414} him into the hand{H3027} of the people{H5971} to put him to death.{H4191}
  • Jer 52:31-34 : 31 And it came to pass in the seven{H7651} and thirtieth{H7970} year{H8141} of the captivity{H1546} of Jehoiachin{H3078} king{H4428} of Judah,{H3063} in the twelfth{H8147} month,{H2320} in the five{H2568} and twentieth{H6242} day of the month,{H2320} that Evil-merodach{H192} king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} in the [first] year{H8141} of his reign,{H4438} lifted up{H5375} the head{H7218} of Jehoiachin{H3078} king{H4428} of Judah,{H3063} and brought him forth{H3318} out of prison;{H1004} 32 and he spake{H1696} kindly{H2896} to him, and set{H5414} his throne{H3678} above{H4605} the throne{H3678} of the kings{H4428} that were with him in Babylon,{H894} 33 and changed{H8138} his prison{H3608} garments.{H899} And [Jehoiachin] did eat{H398} bread{H3899} before{H6440} him continually{H8548} all the days{H3117} of his life:{H2416} 34 and for his allowance,{H737} there was a continual{H8548} allowance{H737} given{H5414} him by the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} every{H3117} day{H3117} a portion{H1697} until the day{H3117} of his death,{H4194} all the days{H3117} of his life.{H2416}
  • Acts 27:3 : 3 And{G5037} the next{G2087} day we touched{G2609} at{G1519} Sidon:{G4605} and{G5037} Julius{G2457} treated{G5530} Paul{G3972} kindly,{G5364} and gave{G2010} him leave{G2010} to go{G4198} unto{G4314} his friends{G5384} and refresh himself.{G1958}
  • Acts 27:43 : 43 But{G1161} the centurion,{G1543} desiring{G1014} to save{G1295} Paul,{G3972} stayed{G2967} them{G846} from{G3588} their purpose;{G1013} and{G5037} commanded that{G2753} they{G3588} who could{G1410} swim{G2860} should cast{G641} themselves overboard, and get{G1826} first{G4413} to{G1909} the land;{G1093}
  • Acts 28:10 : 10 who{G3739} also{G2532} honored{G5091} us{G2248} with many{G4183} honors;{G5092} and{G2532} when we sailed,{G321} they put on board{G2007} such things{G3588} as we{G4314} needed.{G5532}
  • Heb 13:6 : 6 So that{G5620} with{G3004} good courage{G2292} we{G2248} say,{G3004} The Lord{G2962} is my{G1698} helper;{G998} {G2532} I will{G5399} not{G3756} fear:{G5399} What{G5101} shall man{G444} do{G4160} unto me?{G3427}
  • Jer 40:4 : 4 And now, behold, I loose{H6605} thee this day{H3117} from the chains{H246} which are upon thy hand.{H3027} If it seem good{H2896} unto thee to come{H935} with me into Babylon,{H894} come,{H935} and I will look well{H7760} unto thee; but if it seem ill{H7489} unto thee to come{H935} with me into Babylon,{H894} forbear:{H2308} behold,{H7200} all the land{H776} is before{H6440} thee; whither it seemeth{H413} good{H2896} and right{H3477} unto thee to go,{H3212} thither go.{H3212}