⁹Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck down along with¹ Gedaliah was the large cistern that ⁱKing Asa had made for defense against ⁱBaasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

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i[1 Kgs. 15:22; 2 Chr. 16:6]

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed along with Gedaliah was the one King Asa had made as part of his defense against Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the dead.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now the cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the corpses of the men he had struck down was a large one that King Asa had made in the encounter with King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

NLTNew Living Translation

The cistern where Ishmael dumped the bodies of the men he murdered was the large one dug by King Asa when he fortified Mizpah to protect himself against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with corpses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now the pit into which Ishmael threw all the corpses of the men whom he had killed along with Gedaliah was the same one that King Asa had made because of Baasha the king of Israel, who was against him. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain ones.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

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