Verse 7

When all the army commanders who were in the countryside, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women, children, and the poor of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon,

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da hærførerne som var ute på marken, og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til å styre landet og hadde overlatt ham menn, kvinner og barn, de fattige i landet som ikke var blitt ført i fangenskap til Babylon,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da alle kommandantene for troppene som var ute på markene, og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, som guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige av landet, de som ikke var blitt ført bort til Babylon,

• Norsk King James

  Da hele kapteinene for hærene som var i markene hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde utnevnt Gedaliah, sønn av Ahikam, til guvernør i landet, og hadde betrodd ham menn, kvinner og barn, samt de fattige blant dem som ikke ble ført bort til Babylon,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da hærførerene og soldatene deres, som var ute på markene, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, over landet, og at han hadde overlatt ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet som ikke var ført til Babylon,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da alle hærførerne som var i marken, de og deres menn, hørte at Babylons konge hadde latt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, være overlandet, og at han hadde satt til ham menn, kvinner og barn fra de fattigste i landet som ikke var blitt bortført til Babylon,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da alle lederne av styrkene som var ute i markene, både de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, som guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattige i landet, de som ikke ble bortført til Babylon,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da alle kapitlene for de styrkene som var ute på markene, både de selv og deres menn, hørte at Babylons konge hadde oppnevnt Gedalia, Ahikams sønn, til guvernør i landet, og hadde betrodd ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet, blant dem som ikke var ført bort til Babylon;

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da alle lederne av styrkene som var ute i markene, både de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, som guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattige i landet, de som ikke ble bortført til Babylon,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da hørte alle hærførerne ute på markene, de og deres menn, at Babels konge hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, over landet og til ham hadde han betrodd menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige av landet, dem som ikke var bortført til Babylon.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Alle hærførerne som var ute på markene, de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til å styre landet og satt ham til å ha tilsyn med menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattigste i landet som ikke var blitt ført bort til Babylon.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da alle Høvedsmænd for Hærene, som vare paa Marken, de og deres Mænd, hørte, at Kongen af Babel havde beskikket Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, over Landet, og at han havde anbefalet ham Mænd og Qvinder og smaae Børn og af de Ringe i Landet, af dem, som ikke vare bortførte til Babel,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da alle kommandantene for styrkene som var på markene, de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde gjort Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet, av dem som ikke ble ført bort til Babylon;

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da alle høvdingene over styrkene som var ute i feltene, de og deres menn, hørte at Babylons konge hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Akikam, til guvernør i landet, og hadde overlatt til ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattigste i landet, av dem som ikke ble ført bort til Babylon;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da alle lederne for styrkene som var på markene, de og mennene deres, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, over landet, og hadde overlatt menn, kvinner, barn og de fattige i landet til hans omsorg, de som ikke ble ført til Babylon,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da alle hærførerne som var i feltene, de og deres menn, hørte at kongen av Babylon hadde gjort Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til stattholder i landet, og hadde betrodd ham menn, kvinner og barn, og de fattigste i landet, dem som ikke var ført bort til Babylon;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da det kom til ørene til alle lederne for styrkene som var ute i felten, og deres menn, at kongen av Babylon hadde satt Gedalja, sønn av Ahikam, til hersker i landet, og hadde lagt under hans omsorg mennene, kvinnene og barna, alle de fattigste i landet, de som ikke var ført bort til Babylon;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now when ye captaynes of the hooste of Iuda (which wt their felowes were scatred abrode on euery syde in ye lode) vnderstode, yt the kynge of Babilo had made Godolias ye sonne of Ahica gouernoure in the lode, & yt man, wife & childe, yee & the poore men in the londe (yt were not led captyue to Babilon) shulde be vnder his Iurisdictio:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe when all the captaines of the hoste, which were in the fieldes, euen they and their men heard, that the King of Babel had made Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam gouernour in the land, and that he had committed vnto him, men, and women, and children, and of the poore of the lande, that were not caried away captiue to Babel,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe whe the captaynes of the hoast of Iuda, which with their felowes were scattered abrode on euery syde in the lande, vnderstoode that the kyng of Babylon had made Gedaliah the sonne of Ahicam gouernour in the lande, and that man, wyfe, and chylde, yea and the poore men in the lande that were not led captiue to Babylon, should be vnder his iurisdiction:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now when all the captains of the forces which [were] in the fields, [even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And all the heads of the forces that `are' in the field hear, they and their men, that the king of Babylon hath appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land, and that he hath charged him `with' men, and women, and infants, and of the poor of the land, of those who have not been removed to Babylon;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when it came to the ears of all the captains of the forces who were in the field, and their men, that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, ruler in the land, and had put under his care the men and women and children, all the poorest of the land, those who had not been taken away to Babylon;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A Small Judean Province is Established at Mizpah Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country. They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men, women, and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 39:10 : 10 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left behind in the land of Judah some of the poorest people, who owned nothing, and at that time gave them vineyards and fields.
• Ezek 33:24-29 : 24 Son of man, the people living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he inherited the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.' 25 Therefore, say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: You eat meat with the blood still in it, you look to your idols, and you shed blood. Should you then possess the land?' 26 You rely on your swords, you commit detestable acts, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife. Should you then possess the land? 27 Tell them this: 'This is what the Lord GOD says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those who are in the open field I will give to wild animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of plague.' 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through. 29 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.
• Ezek 45:16 : 16 All the people of the land are to contribute this offering to the prince in Israel.
• 2 Kgs 25:4 : 4 Then the city wall was breached, and all the warriors fled at night through the gate between the two walls near the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were surrounding the city. They escaped toward the Arabah.
• 2 Kgs 25:22-26 : 22 As for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over them. 23 When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite—and they and their men. 24 Gedaliah swore an oath to reassure them and their men: 'Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Settle in the land, serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.' 25 In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of royal descent, came with ten men and struck down Gedaliah. They also killed the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 Then all the people, from the youngest to the oldest, together with the army commanders, arose and fled to Egypt because they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
• Jer 39:4 : 4 When Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the soldiers saw this, they fled, leaving the city at night through the king’s garden by the gate between the two walls, and they fled toward the Arabah.