Geremia 41:12

12 presero tutti gli uomini, e andarono a combattere contro Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania; e lo trovarono presso le grandi acque che sono a Gabaon.

Geremia 41:12 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 41:12

Then they took all the men
All the soldiers that were under their command; this they did at once, believing the report to be true, as they had reason to do; since they knew of Ishmael's designs, and had given notice and warning of them to Gedaliah, though he would not listen to them: and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah:
resolving to give him battle, and to revenge the innocent blood he had shed, and rescue the captives out of his hands he was carrying to the Ammonites: and found him by the great waters that [are] in Gibeon;
taking this road to the country of Ammon, though it was not quite the direct road; either to avoid the forces of Johanan; or rather for the sake of the hid treasure at Shechem, or Shiloh, or Samaria, the ten men had promised him for their lives. These great waters were the same with the pool at Gibeon, where the servants of Ishbosheth and the servants of David met, and sat one on one side, and the other on the other; and where twelve young men on each side slew one another, and from thence called Helkathhazzurim, ( 2 Samuel 2:12-16 ) ; and the Targum calls it

``the pool of many waters, which were in Gibeon.''

Josephus ^F16 calls it a fountain in Hebron; which perhaps should be read Gibeon.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 Antiqu. l. 10. c. 9. sect. 5.

Geremia 41:12 In-Context

10 Poi Ismael menò via prigionieri tutto il rimanente del popolo che si trovava a Mitspa: le figliuole del re, e tutto il popolo ch’era rimasto a Mitspa, e sul quale Nebuzaradan, capo delle guardie, aveva stabilito Ghedalia, figliuolo di Ahikam; Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, li menò via prigionieri, e partì per recarsi dagli Ammoniti.

11 Ma quando Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah, e tutti i capi delle forze ch’eran con lui furono informati di tutto il male che Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, aveva fatto,

12 presero tutti gli uomini, e andarono a combattere contro Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania; e lo trovarono presso le grandi acque che sono a Gabaon.

13 E quando tutto il popolo ch’era con Ismael vide Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah, e tutti i capi delle forze ch’erano con lui, si rallegrò;

14 e tutto il popolo che Ismael aveva menato prigioniero da Mitspa fece voltafaccia, e andò a unirsi a Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah.