56 verses contain “Ishmael” (in the KJV: 47, in the BSB: 55) — showing 1–56
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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name
Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy
affliction.
The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him
Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of
affliction.
And
Hagar bore
Abram a son, and
Abram gave the name
Ishmael to the son she had borne.
Abram was eighty-six years old when
Hagar bore
Ishmael to him.
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
And as for
Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he
beget, and I will make him a great nation.
As for
Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely
bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
And Abraham took
Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and
circumcised the flesh of their
foreskin in the
selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
On that very day Abraham took his son
Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he
circumcised them, just as God had told him.
And
Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his
foreskin.
and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
Abraham and his son
Ishmael were
circumcised on the same day.
And the thing was very
grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.
And his sons Isaac and
Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of
Zohar the Hittite, which is before
Mamre;
His sons Isaac and
Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near
Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of
Zohar the Hittite.
Now these are the generations of
Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom
Hagar the Egyptian,
Sarah’s
handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
This is the account of Abraham’s son
Ishmael, whom
Hagar the Egyptian,
Sarah’s
maidservant, bore to Abraham.
And these are the names of the sons of
Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the
firstborn of
Ishmael, Nebajoth; and
Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
These are the names of the sons of
Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the
firstborn of
Ishmael, then
Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
And they dwelt from
Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
Ishmael’s descendants settled from
Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
Then went
Esau unto
Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of
Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
Esau went to
Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son
Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.
And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from
Gilead with their camels bearing
spicery and
balm and
myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a
caravan of
Ishmaelites coming from
Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices,
balm, and
myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
Come, let us sell him to the
Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
Then there passed by Midianites
merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the
Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the
Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
And
Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were
Ishmaelites.)
Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an
earring from his
plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were
Ishmaelites.)
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to
Mizpah, even
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
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, as well as their men.
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and
smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at
Mizpah.
In the seventh month, however,
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at
Mizpah.
The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
These are their generations: The
firstborn of
Ishmael, Nebaioth; then
Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and
Ishmael, and Sheariah, and
Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru,
Ishmael, Sheariah,
Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and
Ishmael, and Sheariah, and
Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru,
Ishmael, Sheariah,
Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
Over the camels also was Obil the
Ishmaelite: and over the
asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
Obil the
Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the
donkeys.
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of
Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal
courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of
Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act
resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds,
Azariah the son of Jeroham, and
Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and
Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with
Azariah son of Jeroham,
Ishmael son of Jehohanan,
Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Then they came to Gedaliah to
Mizpah, even
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and
Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
they came to Gedaliah at
Mizpah—
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and
Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.
And said unto him,
Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the
Ammonites hath sent
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to
slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam believed them not.
and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the
Ammonites has sent
Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of
Ahikam did not believe them.
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in
Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will
slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he
slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the
remnant in Judah perish?
Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at
Mizpah. “Let me go and kill
Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and
scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the
remnant of Judah would perish?”
But Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of
Ishmael.
But Gedaliah son of
Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about
Ishmael is a lie.”
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam to
Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in
Mizpah.
In the seventh month,
Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of
Ahikam at
Mizpah, and they
ate a meal together there.
Then arose
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and
smote Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and
slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Then
Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to
govern the land.
Ishmael also
slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at
Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at
Mizpah, as well as the
Chaldean soldiers who were there.
And
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from
Mizpah to meet them,
weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam.
And
Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from
Mizpah to meet them,
weeping as he went. When
Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of
Ahikam.”
And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah
slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.
And when they came into the city,
Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a
cistern.
But ten men were found among them that said unto
Ishmael,
Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he
forbare, and
slew them not among their brethren.
But ten of the men among them said to
Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden
treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he
refrained from killing them with the others.
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.
Now the
cistern into which
Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King
Asa had made for fear of
Baasha king of Israel.
Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
Then
Ishmael carried away
captive all the residue of the people that were in
Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in
Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam: and
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away
captive, and departed to go over to the
Ammonites.
Then
Ishmael took
captive all the
remnant of the people of
Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in
Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of
Ahikam.
Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them
captive and set off to cross over to the
Ammonites.
But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,
Then they took all the men, and went to fight with
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in
Gibeon.
they took all their men and went to fight
Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great
pool in
Gibeon.
Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with
Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were
glad.
When all the people with
Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they
rejoiced,
So all the people that
Ishmael had carried away
captive from
Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
and all the people whom
Ishmael had taken
captive at
Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
But
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the
Ammonites.
But
Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the
Ammonites.
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the
remnant of the people whom he had recovered from
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from
Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from
Gibeon:
Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole
remnant of the people from
Mizpah whom he had recovered from
Ishmael son of Nethaniah after
Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of
Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from
Gibeon.
Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because
Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of
Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.