Godolias with other Iewes and some Chaldees are slaine by Ismael, sent from the king of Moabites: 8 tenne are ransomed for their riches, 11. Iohanan taking armes to reuenge the slaughter, Ismael flyeth away, deliuering those whom he held captiues: 17. and they prepare to flee into Aegypt.
1And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismahel the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the royal blood, and the nobles of the king, and ten men with him, came to Godolias the son of Ahicam into Masphath: and they ate bread there together in Masphath.Il settimo mese Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania, figliuolo di Elisama, che era della stirpe reale, con de' grandi del regno, cioè, con dieci uomini andò a trovar Godolia figliuolo di Ahicam in Masphath, e mangiarono alla stessa mensa in Masphath.AND it came to passe in the seuenth moneth, came Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias, the sonne of Elisama of the kings bloud, and the nobles of the king, and ten men with him, to Godolias the sonne of Ahicam into Masphath: and they did eate bread there together in Masphath.Et factum est in mense septimo, venit Ismahel filius Nathaniæ filii Elisama, de semine regali, et optimates regis, et decem viri cum eo, ad Godoliam filium Ahicam, in Masphath, et comederunt ibi panes simul in Masphath. 2And Ismahel the son of Nathanias arose, and the ten men that were with him, and they struck Godolias the son of Ahicam, the son of Saphan with the sword, and slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.E si alzò Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania, e i dieci uomini, che eran con lui, e uccisero Godolia figliuolo di Ahicam, figliuolo di Saphan, e dieder morte a colui, il quale dal re di Babilonia era stato posto al governo del paese.And Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias arose, and the ten men, that were with him, & they stroke Godolias the sonne of Ahicam the sonne of Saphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made ruler ouer the land.Surrexit autem Ismahel filius Nathaniæ, et decem viri qui cum eo erant, et percusserunt Godoliam filium Ahicam filii Saphan gladio, et interfecerunt eum quem præfecerat rex Babylonis terræ. 3Ismahel slew also all the Jews that were with Godolias in Masphath, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the soldiers.E Ismaele uccise eziandio i Giudei, che erano in Masphath con Godolia, e quanti Caldei vi si trovarono, e gli uomini di valore.Al the Iewes also that were with Godolias in Masphath, and the Chaldees that were found there, and the men of warre did Ismahel strike.Omnes quoque Judæos qui erant cum Godolia in Masphath, et Chaldæos qui reperti sunt ibi, et viros bellatores, percussit Ismahel. 4And on the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet knowing it,E il giorno seguente, dopoché egli avea ucciso Godolia, non sapendosi ancora il fatto da alcuno,And the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet knowing it,Secundo autem die postquam occiderat Godoliam, nullo adhuc sciente, 5There came some from Sichem, and from Silo, and from Samaria, fourscore men, with their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and mourning: and they had offerings and incense in their hand, to offer in the house of the Lord.Arrivarono da Sichem, e da Silo, e dalla Samaria ottanta uomini colla barba rasa, e stracciate le vesti, e squallidi in volto, e portando in mano incenso, e doni per offerirli nella casa del Signore.there came men from Sichem, and from Silo, and from Samaria eightie men: their beard shauen, and their garments rent, and il fauoured: and they had gifts, and frankincense in their hand, to offer in the house of our Lord.venerunt viri de Sichem, et de Silo, et de Samaria, octoginta viri, rasi barba, et scissis vestibus, et squallentes: et munera et thus habebant in manu, ut offerrent in domo Domini.
6And Ismahel the son of Nathanias went forth from Masphath to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and when he had met them, he said to them: Come to Godolias, the son of Ahicam.Ismaele adunque figliuolo di Nathania andò incontro a questa gente da Masphath, e camminava piangendo: e incontratili, disse loro: Venite da Godolia figliuolo di Ahicam.Ismahel therefore the sonne of Nathanias going forth to meete them out of Masphath, went going and weeping: and when he had met them, he said to them: Come to Godolias the sonne of Ahicam.Egressus ergo Ismahel filius Nathaniæ in occursum eorum de Masphath, incedens et plorans ibat: cum autem occurrisset eis, dixit ad eos: Venite ad Godoliam filium Ahicam. 7And when they were come to the midst of the city, Ismahel the son of Nathanias, slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he and the men that were with him.E quando quegli furono nel mezzo della città, Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania, e quegli uomini, che erano con lui, gli uccisero nel mezzo della cisterna.Who when they were come to the middes of the citie, Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias slew them about the middes of the lake, he and the men that were with him.Qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis, interfecit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniæ circa medium laci, ipse et viri qui erant cum eo. 8But ten men were found among them, that said to Ismahel: Kill us not: for we have stores in the field, of wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. And he forbore, and slew them not with their brethren.Ma dieci uomini furon tra questi, i quali dissero a Ismaele: Non ammazzarci; perocché abbiam de' tesori alla campagna in grano, orzo, olio, e miele. Ed ei si rattenne, e non gli uccise come i loro fratelli.But ten men were found among them, that said to Ismahel: Kil vs not: because we haue treasures in the field, of wheate, and barlie, and oile, and honie. And he ceassed, and slew not them with their bretheren.Decem autem viri reperti sunt inter eos, qui dixerunt ad Ismahel: Noli occidere nos, quia habemus thesauros in agro, frumenti, et hordei, et olei, et mellis: et cessavit, et non interfecit eos cum fratribus suis. 9And the pit into which Ismahel cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he slew because of Godolias, is the same that king Asa made, for fear of Baasa the king of Israel: the same did Ismahel the son of Nathanias fill with them that were slain.E la cisterna, nella quale Ismaele gettò tutti i cadaveri di quella gente ammazzata da lui a cagione di Godolia, ella è quella stessa, che fu fatta dal re Asa a cagione di Baasa re d'Israele: e questa la riempiè Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania di corpi uccisi.And the lake into the which Ismahel threw al the carcasses of the men whom he stroke for Godolias, is the same that king Asa made, for Baasa the king of Israel: the same did Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias fil with them that were slaine.Lacus autem in quem projecerat Ismahel omnia cadavera virorum quos percussit propter Godoliam, ipse est quem fecit rex Asa propter Baasa regem Israël: ipsum replevit Ismahel filius Nathaniæ occisis.
10Then Ismahel carried away captive all the remnant of the people that were in Masphath: the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Masphath: whom Nabuzardan the general of the army had committed to Godolias the son of Ahicam. And Ismahel the son of Nathanias took them, and he departed, to go over to the children of Ammon.E fece prigioni tutti gli avanzi del popolo, che erano in Masphath, le figlie del re, e tutto il popolo, che era restato in Masphath, i quali da Nabuzardan capitano della milizia erano stati raccomandati a Godolia figliuolo di Ahicam. E Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania li prese, e se n'andò verso i figliuoli di Ammon.And Ismahel led away captiue al the remnant of the people, that were in Masphath: the kings daughters, and al the people, that remained in Masphath: whom Nabuzardan the prince of the warre had commended to Godolias the sonne of Ahicam. And Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias tooke them, and he went away, to passe vnto the children of Ammon.Et captivas duxit Ismahel omnes reliquias populi qui erant in Masphath, filias regis, et universum populum qui remanserat in Masphath, quos commendaverat Nabuzardan princeps militiæ, Godoliæ filio Ahicam: et cepit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniæ, et abiit ut transiret ad filios Ammon. 11But Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, heard of the evil that Ismahel the son of Nathanias had done.Ma Johanan figliuolo di Caree, e tutti i capi delle milizie, che eran con esso, ebbero avviso di tutto il male fatto da Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania.But Iohanan the sonne of Caree, & al the princes of the men of warre, that were with him, heard al the euil that Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias had done.Audivit autem Johanan filius Caree, et omnes principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo, omne malum quod fecerat Ismahel filius Nathaniæ, 12And taking all the men, they went out to fight against Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and they found him by the great waters that are in Gabaon.E raunata tutta la loro gente, andarono per combattere contro Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania, e lo incontrarono presso la peschiera di Gabaon.And taking al the men, they went forth to make battel against Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias, and they found him at the manie waters, that are in Gabaon.et assumptis universis viris, profecti sunt ut bellarent adversum Ismahel filium Nathaniæ: et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas quæ sunt in Gabaon. 13And when all the people that were with Ismahel, had seen Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, they rejoiced.E quando il popolo, che era con Ismaele, ebbe veduto Johanan figliuolo di Caree, e tutti i capi delle milizie, che venivan con lui, si rallegrarono tutti.And when al the people that was with Ismahel, had seene Iohanan the sonne of Caree, and al the princes of the men of warre, that were with him, they reioyced.Cumque vidisset omnis populus qui erat cum Ismahel Johanan filium Caree, et universos principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo, lætati sunt:
14And all the people whom Ismahel had taken, went back to Masphath: and they returned and went to Johanan the son of Caree.E tutta la gente, che era stata fatta prigione da Ismaele, se ne tornò a Masphath, e si diede a seguitare Johanan figliuolo di Caree.And al the people, whom Ismael had taken, returned into Masphath: and returning they went to Iohanan the sonne of Caree.et reversus est omnis populus quem ceperat Ismahel, in Masphath, reversusque abiit ad Johanan filium Caree. 15But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with eight men, from the face of Johanan, and went to the children of Ammon.Ma Ismaele figliuolo da Nathania fuggi con otto persone l'incontro di Jonanan, e se n'andò tra' figliuoli di Ammon.But Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias fled with eight men, from the face of Iohanan, and went to the children of Ammon.Ismahel autem filius Nathaniæ fugit cum octo viris a facie Johanan, et abiit ad filios Ammon. 16Then Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the soldiers that were with him, took all the remnant of the people whom they had recovered from Ismahel the son of Nathanias, from Masphath, after that he had slain Godolias the son of Ahicam: valiant men for war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs whom he had brought back from Gabaon.Johanan adunque figliuolo di Caree, con tutti i capi delle milizie, che eran con lui, prese a Masphath tutti gli avanzi della plebe, che egli avea ritolti ad Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania, dopo che questi ebbe ucciso Godolia figliuolo di Ahicam: e prese gli uomini buoni per la guerra, e le donne, e i fanciulli, e gli eunuchi, che avea ricondotti da Gabaon,Iohanan therefore the sonne of Caree, and al the princes of the men of warre, that were with him, tooke al the remnant of the common people, which they had brought back from Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias out of Masphath, after that he had strooke Godolias the sonne of Ahicam: strong men for battel, and wemen, and children, & eunuches, which he had brought back from Gabaon.Tulit ergo Johanan filius Caree, et omnes principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo, universas reliquias vulgi quas reduxerat ab Ismahel filio Nathaniæ de Masphath, postquam percussit Godoliam filium Ahicam: fortes viros ad prælium, et mulieres, et pueros, et eunuchos, quos reduxerat de Gabaon. 17And they departed, and sat as sojourners in Chamaam, which is near Bethlehem: in order to go forward, and enter into Egypt,E se n'andarono, e si posarono di passaggio in Chamaam, che è vicino a Bethlehem, per andar innanzi, ed entrar nell'Egitto,And they went, and sate seiourning in Chamaam, which is beside Bethlehem: that they might goe forward, and enter into AegyptEt abierunt, et sederunt peregrinantes in Chamaam, quæ est juxta Bethlehem, ut pergerent, et introirent Ægyptum, 18From the face of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ismahel the son of Nathanias had slain Godolias the son of Ahicam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land of Juda.Fuggendo i Caldei; imperocché avean paura di essi, per avere Ismaele figliuolo di Nathania ucciso Godolia figliuolo di Ahicam, posto dal re di Babilonia al governo della terra di Giuda.from the face of the Chaldees: for they feared them, because Ismahel the sonne of Nathanias had strooken Godolias the sonne of Ahicam, whom the king of Babylon had made ruler in the land of Iuda.a facie Chaldæorum: timebant enim eos, quia percusserat Ismahel filius Nathaniæ Godoliam filium Ahicam, quem præposuerat rex Babylonis in terra Juda.
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Josephus
Godolias had given a supper to the traitors, and had drunk plentifully. They set upon him while he and the people were retired to rest. (Josephus, Antiquities 10:11.)
Calmet
This happened two months after the burning of Jerusalem, Jeremias 29:2. Nabuchodonosor soon after punished this perfidy of the Ammonites. (Calmet)
Haydock
Bread: feasted. (Haydock)
Worthington
Such tragedies are usually performed with the show of friendship. (Worthington)
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Second, or next day. All had been slain in the night but some captives. (Calmet)
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Rent, as people mourning. Literally, "dirty." Hebrew and Septuagint, "cut." (Haydock) (Chap. 16:6., and Leviticus 19:28.)
Calmet
Lord, at Masphath, where people performed their devotions, as well as they could, Judges 20:1., and 1 Machabees 3:46.) Jeremias had probably ordered an altar to be erected, as Samuel had done, 1 Kings 7:6. (Calmet)
Tirinus
Others think that these people went thither for a priest, to offer what they had brought on the altar of Jerusalem, Baruch 1:10. (Tirinus)
Calmet
Masphath lay to the south. (Calmet)
Haydock
It seems many of the people about Samaria were true believers, and even more affected at the destruction of the temple. (Haydock)
Haydock
Their city had been demolished by Salmanasar (Calmet) long before, and many fresh inhabitants introduced, who adhered to idols. (Haydock)
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Calmet
He. Septuagint, "they." Yet Hebrew intimates that Ismahel feigned tears. (Calmet)
Worthington
He did not weep sincerely. (Worthington)
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Haydock
Into. Literally, "slew them about the," etc. (Haydock)
Worthington
The pit was not full of water, but had been intended by Asa for a reservoir, (ver. 9., and 3 Kings 15:20.; Calmet) when he built Maspha. (Worthington)
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Chardin
Field. It was usual to cover them up carefully. (Chardin.)
Worthington
Avarice sometimes will set bounds to cruelty, when nothing else will. (Worthington)
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Haydock
King's; Sedecias, (Calmet) or some of his predecessors, as all the women were taken, (chap. 38:22, 23.) unless those had escaped before. (Haydock)
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Worthington
Johanan. He and the rest of the fugitives thus shewed that they were clea[][clear?]. (Worthington)
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Gabaon, famous for the battle of Abner, 2 Kings 2:13.
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Eight. He had brought ten, ver. 1.
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Eunuchs; officers of Sedecias, who had escaped, Jeremias 40:9.
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Haydock
As. Hebrew, "at the station or inn of Chamaam," the son of Berzellai. (Chaldean) Perhaps our Saviour was born in this (Calmet) "inn," (Eusebius, Dem. 7:4.) which was then deserted. (Haydock)
Calmet
Egypt. These poor wretches find no repose. (Calmet)
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Concordanza 4. Reg. 25.
Such cruel tragedies are commonly atchiued by falshood & treacherie, pretending freindshipe, & intending mischief.
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Not sincerely weping, but hypocritically fearing to lament the destruction of the Temple, & Citie.
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Auarice tameth crueltie when nothing els can.
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It semeth that Asa made this lake when he built Maspha. 3. R•g. 15. v. 22.
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This Iohanan and his felowes rose vp against Ismahel, lest otherwise they might haue bene iudged to haue bene of the same conspiracie against Godolias, being fugitiues as Ismael was.
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8. Habemus thesauros, — scilicet frumenti, olei et mellis in agro, quos tibi dabimus, si non occideris nos.
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12. Ad aquas multas. — Chaldæus, juxta stagnum sive piscinam Gabaon, de qua II Reg. II, 13. Moraliter, vide hic quam verum sit illud Senecæ in Thebaid.: Simul ista mundi conditor posuit Deus, Odium atque regnum. Ita regnum Godoliam odit et occidit Ismahel. Et istud ejusdem in Agamemn.: Nec regna socium ferre, nec tædæ (nuptiæ) sciunt. Scribit Josephus, lib. X Antiq. XI, Godoliam ab Ismahele occisum in ipsa cœna ad quam eum invitaverat, cum jam mero esset gravis ipse et convivæ. Additque: « Quibus necatis, adjuvante nocturno tempore, per totum oppidum grassati sunt promiscuis cædibus tam in Judæos quam in Babylonios milites securos, et passim dormientes. » Insuper vide hic in Ismahele, quam crudelis æque ac cæca et præceps sit libido dominandi. Nam se totumque populum stragi Chaldæorum exposuit. Vere S. Bernardus in Psalm. XC, serm. 6: « Ambitio, ait, subtile malum, secretum virus, pestis occulta, doli opifex, mater hypocrisis, livoris parens, vitiorum origo, criminum fomes, virtutum ærugo, tinea sanctitatis, excæcatrix cordium, ex remediis morbos creans, generans ex medicina languorem. »
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4. Nullo adhuc sciente. — Hoc addit, ut det causam cur Sichimitæ, post cædem Godoliæ, venire sint ausi: quia scilicet postridie post stragem noctu peractam, ideoque necdum per vicina loca fama sparsam, venerunt.
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5. Squallentes, — מתנודדים mitgodedim, id est incisi, lacerati, vel lacerantes se unguibus in facie et manibus. Septuaginta vertunt, plangentes; in planctu enim lacerabant vestes et corpus, barbam crinesque radebant. Plangebant autem hi octoginta viri, ob eversionem urbis et templi. In domo Domini. — Licet enim urbem combustam audissent, cum domo egrederentur, non tamen audierant de templo incenso, sed in via illud intellexerunt: unde lugentes raserunt se. Ita Vatablus et R. Salomon. Sed cum templum combustum sit mense quinto, et hi venerint mense septimo ex loco vicino, puta ex Sichem, non video quomodo rem tam famosam non audierint. Respondent ergo Christophorus a Castro et Sanchez: Licet ipsi templum combustum audissent, tamen eodem templi loco quem Deus elegerat offerre volebant sua munera. Adde, non sciebant ipsi templum ita concrematum, quin parietes, altare et partes aliæ remansissent salvæ; aut, si concremata sciebant omnia, altare restauratum aut a se restaurari posse credebant. Aliter respondet Maldonatus, scilicet hos octoginta viros non venisse in Jerusalem, sed in Masphath, ubi audierant collectas fuisse sub Godolia reliquias Judæorum, ibique erectum fuisse altare Domino, uti olim factum fuisse colligitur, I Reg. cap. VII, vers. 5 et 6. Verum prior sententia est verisimilior, tum quia domus Domini proprie vocatur templum, jussu Domini in Hierosolyma constitutum; tum quia hi viri veniebant ut lugerent excidium sanctæ civitatis et templi, in suo quasi busto jacentis. Huc enim eos vocabat tum illius commiseratio; tum prisca loci religio, tum tantæ stragis novitas, quam videre et oculis conspicere cupiebant. Sic Judæi post excidium Titi quotannis Hierosolymam venire solebant, ut lugerent urbis et templi excidium ipso ejus excidii die anniversario. Audi S. Hieronymum in cap. I Sophon.: « Congregatur turba miserorum (Judæorum, ut præcessit), et patibulo Domini coruscante, ac radiante anastatica ejus, de Oliveti quoque monte crucis fulgente vexillo, videas plangere ruinas templi sui populum miserum, et tamen non esse miserabilem. Adhuc fletus in genis, et livida brachia, et sparsi crines, et miles mercedem postulat, ut illis flere plus liceat. »
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6. Plorans, — fingens se plorare ob eamdem urbis et templi cladem, ut illis imponeret simulata specie pietatis. Tropologice S. Gregorius, I Moral. XXXVIII: « Ismahel plorans, inquit, est Satanas, qui ut devotas mentes interimere feriendo prævaleat, semetipsum quasi sub velamine virtutis occultat: et dum concordare se vere lugentibus simulat, ad cordis intima securius admissus, hoc quod intus de virtute latet, occidit: qui plerumque spondet se ad altiora provehere, unde et dixisse perhibetur: Venite ad Godoliam, atque dum majora promittit, etiam minima subtrahit. Unde et recte dictum est: Qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis, interfecit eos. Viros ergo ad offerenda Deo munera venientes, in medio civitatis interfecit; quia divinis deditas operibus mentes, nisi magna se circumspectione custodiant, hoste surripiente, dum devotionis hostiam portant, in ipso itinere perdunt vitam. » Venite ad Godoliam, — ad quem vos pariter perrecturos, ut eum pro duce Israelis agnoscatis, ideoque ei munera offeratis, plane suspicor. Dixit hoc Ismahel tentans eos, ut videret an verum esset, quod de eis suspicabatur. Cumque iis annuentibus et pergentibus ad Godoliam, id verum esse comperisset, occidit eos, quia videbat eos conspirare cum Godolia, quem sibi prælatum dolebat et invidebat, ut patet vers. 9.
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10. Filias regis, — vel Joakim, vel Joachin, vel potius Sedeciæ, quas parvulas cum vulgo reliquit Nabuchodonosor, et commendavit Godoliæ; nil enim sibi ab eis timebat. Tropologice S. Gregorius supra: « Thesaurus in agro, inquit, est spes in pœnitentia, quæ quia non cernitur, quasi in terra cordis suffossa continetur: qui ergo thesauros in agro habuere, servati sunt: quia qui post incautelæ suæ vitium, ad lamenta pœnitentiæ redeunt, nec capti moriuntur. »
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9. Propter Godoliam. — Hebraice, in manu Godoliæ, id est in plaga et percussione Godoliæ. Sic Exodi IX, 3, dicitur: « Ecce manus (id est plaga) mea erit super agros. » Vel in manu, id est quos ad manum habebat Godolias. Noster optime sensum vertit, dicens: « Propter Godoliam. » Ismahel enim uti Godoliam, ita et omnes ejus fautores occidit. Propter Baasa. — Id est contra excursiones Baasa et Israelitarum, tulit Asa lapides et ligna, quibus se in Rama muniebat Baasa, et ex iis munivit Gabaa, Masphath, fecitque huc lacum seu puteum aut cisternam, ut incolæ haberent aquam, itaque Baasæ et aliorum obsidionem sustinere possent. Ita Rabanus, Hugo, S. Thomas, Lyranus. Vide III Reg. XV, 17.
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10. Filias regis, — vel Joakim, vel Joachin, vel potius Sedeciæ, quas parvulas cum vulgo reliquit Nabuchodonosor, et commendavit Godoliæ; nil enim sibi ab eis timebat.
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12. Ad aquas multas. — Chaldæus, juxta stagnum sive piscinam Gabaon, de qua II Reg. II, 13.
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16. De Masphath, — id est quas Ismahel captivas duxerat de Masphath, has eo fugato ex Gabaon reduxit in Chamaam.
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17. In Chamaam. — Hebraice: In loco quo peregrinatus est Chamaam, id est in loco quem David dedit Chamaam filio Berzellai, eo quod se, cum fugeret Absalonem, secutus esset, II Reg. cap. XIX, 37. Ita Chaldæus, Vatablus, Pagninus. Erat hic locus juxta Bethlehem, ut hic dicitur. Unde et S. Hieronymus in Locis Hebraic., Chamaam villam ponit juxta Bethlehem.
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18. Quia percusserat Ismahel. — Timebant enim Chaldæos, ne, quia fugitivi erant, cum Ismahele in eadem causa et cæde Godoliæ involverentur. Secesserunt ergo in Chamaam, ut inde in vicinam Ægyptum transfugerent, si supervenirent Chaldæi necis Godoliæ ultores.
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Hic ponitur congregati populi disturbatio per nequitiam Ismahelis: et primo ponitur quorumdam fraudulenta occisio; secundo cadaverum intumulatio, ibi, lacus autem in quem projecerat Ismahel omnia cadavera virorum (...) ipse est quem fecit rex Asa; tertio aliorum violenta captivatio, ibi, et captivos duxit. Circa primum duo. Primo ponitur occisio ducis et familiarium; secundo occisio quorumdam peregrinorum, ibi, secundo autem die et cetera. Circa primum tria. Primo ponit simulatae pacis dolum: de semine regali, propter quod invidia movebatur adversus eum quem videbat Judaeis praepositum, se a regno excluso. Eccli. 6: est amicus socius mensae, et non permanebit in die necessitatis. Secundo ponit patratum ducis homicidium: surrexerunt, de mensa, decem viri, et percusserunt, aliis nihil tale suspicantibus. 2 Reg. 3: nequaquam ut mori solent ignavi mortuus es Abner.
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Tertio ponit occisionem familiarium: omnes quoque Judaeos qui erant cum Godolia (...) percussit. Eccli. 10: ab una scintilla augetur ignis, et ab uno doloso augetur sanguis.
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Hic ponit occisionem peregrinorum: et primo describit eorum conditionem quantum ad luctum, rasi barba, Thren. 1: sacerdotes ejus gementes. Baruch 4: adduxit mihi Deus luctum magnum, et cetera. Et quantum ad votum: munera, habebant, thus, quod in omni oblatione offerebatur. Levit. 2: in domo domini, idest in loco templi. Isa. 19: colent eum in hostiis, et muneribus, et vota vovebunt domino, et solvent. Secundo ponit occisionem, praemittens dolum in tristitiae simulatione: egressus et plorans, Eccli. 12: et si humiliatus vadat curvus, abjice animum tuum, et custodi te ab illo. Et in fraudulento consilio: cum autem occurrisset. Prover. 26: lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.
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Et subjungit homicidium: qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis, interfecit eos Ismahel. Thren. 3: lapsa est in lacum vita mea, posuerunt lapidem super me. Oseae 4: sanguis sanguinem tetigit.
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Tertio ponit quorumdam liberationem, propter promissionem divitiarum quas se habere dicebant: decem autem viri, Prov. 13: redemptio animae viri divitiae multae: qui autem pauper est, increpationem non sustinet.
Hic ponit cadaverum intumulationem, Asa rex. 3 Reg. 16: dicitur, quod Asa fecit construi Gabaa Beniamin in Masphat, de his quae praeparaverat Baasa ad aedificandum contra ipsum Rama: et forte fecit in munitionem loci cisternam aliquam. Psal. 87: aestimatus sum cum descendentibus in lacum, factus sum sine adiutorio inter mortuos liber.
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Hic ponit captivationem. Et primo ponitur remanentium captivatio, reliquias, quia quosdam interfecerat qui erant de Godoliae familia. Isa. 5: dilatavit Infernus animam suam, et aperuit os suum absque ullo termino. Secundo ponitur liberatio, praemittens liberantium praeparationem, audivit, Prov. 24: erue eos qui ducuntur ad mortem, et qui traduntur ad interitum liberare ne cesses. Et subjungit captivorum liberationem: cumque vidisset omnis populus qui erat cum Ismahel, Johanan (...) laetati sunt. Proverb. 11: in bonis justorum exaltabitur civitas, et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio.
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Et subdit captivantis evasionem: Ismahel autem fugit cum octo, duobus interfectis. Isa. 33: vae qui praedaris, nonne et ipse praedaberis? Tertio ponit eorum timorem: et circa hoc duo.
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Primo ponit timoris signum, scilicet propositum fugiendi: tulit ergo Johanan. Prov. 28: fugit impius, nemine persequente.
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Secundo ponit timoris incitativum: timebant enim eos. Sap. 17: semper enim praesumit saeva, perturbata conscientia. Job 15: cum pax sit, ille semper insidias suspicatur.
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ELISAMA (EBR. 'ELĪLĀMĀ' « DIO ESAUDI »)
6. Nonno d'Israele, l'uccisore di Godalia (Ier. 41,1; II Reg. 25, 25), era di stirpe regia; alcuni lo identificano con E. n. 2.
Al ritorno dall'esilio, i ca. 50.000 rimpatriati, quasi tutti della tribù di Giuda (donde l'appellativo «giudeo», che solo Geremia usò, ma come semplice sinonimo di «popolo d'Israele» [Ier. 31, 12] e in opposizione ai Moabiti [ibid. 40, 11 sg.], ai Caldei [ibid., 38, 19; 41, 1], e agli Egiziani [ibid. 44, 1]), si concentrarono nel raggio di ca. 20 km. intorno a Gerusalemme, se si eccettanno Lidda a ca. 44 km. a nord-ovest di Gerusalemme, Gerico e Senaa (sulla …
MASPHA (EBR. MĪSPĀH « VEDETTA »)
… Asa come difesa contro le tribù del nord (I Reg. 15, 22; II Par. 16, 6). Dopo la distruzione di Gerusalemme vi fissò la residenza Godolia a nome dei Babilonesi (II Reg. 25, 23-25) e vennero ad abitarvi parecchi giudei, fra cui Geremia (Ier. 40, 6-16; 41, 1-16), i quali trovarono la morte e i cui corpi furono gettati nella piscina costruita da Asa. Ripopolata da ebrei dopo l'esilio, M. aiutò alla restaurazione di Gerusalemme (Neh. 3, 7.15.19).
NATANIA (EBR. NETHANJAH E NETHANJAHU = « DONO DI JAHWEH »)
… Nethanjah e Nethanjahu = « dono di Jahweh »). - Nome di cinque Israeliti. 1. Figlio di Elisama (Jer. 41, 1) e padre di Ismaele, l'uccisore di Godolia (II Reg. 25, 23.25; Jer. 40, 8. 14 sg.; 41, 1-18); era di famiglia regale, della tribù di Giuda. 2. Figlio di Salathiel, uno degli avi di …
RAMA (EBR. HĀ-RĀMĀH « L'ALTURA »)
… 4, 5), a nord di Gabaa (Iudc. 19, 13; 1 Sam. 25, 6), posto avanzato a sud del Regno d'Israele e fortificato dal re Baasa (I Reg. 15, 17; II Par. 15, 1-6). Dopo la caduta di Gerusalemme divenne centro di raccolta dei prigionieri deportati in Babilonia (Ier. 41, 1). Ripopolata dopo l'esilio dai Beniaminiti (Eid. 2, 26; Neh. 11, 33), non era che parvus siculus all'epoca di s. Girolamo (PL 25, 1354). L'indicazione di Eusebio (Onom., 144, 14), …
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GODOLIA (EBR. GÉDHALJÂH[Â] « GRANDEZZA DI JAHWEH »)
… gruppo di nazionalisti fanatici, aiutati dal re degli Ammoniti, ordi una congiura contro G. Questi, sebbene avvisato in tempo, non volle prendere precauzioni rigorose e perciò rimase vittima dell'attentato eseguito da un certo Ismaele, figlio di Nathania (Ier. 41, 2; II Reg. 25, 25). Angelo Penna
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SAMARITANI (EBR. SŌMRŌNĪM; GR. ΟἹ ΣΑΜΑΡΕΙ͂ΤΑΙ)
… dal re Iosia, il quale traversando il paese distrusse ovunque le immagini idolatriche (II Par. 36, 6, 7), e ancora più dall'insegnamento dei sacerdoti giudei; più tardi infatti i S. si danno cura di pellegrinare, per le feste, al tempio di Gerusalemme (Ier. 41, 4).
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animali e ad altre offerte incruente (cf. Ier. 17, 26; 41, 5); all'inizio dell'era volgare si parla, in una precisazione cronologica, dell'« ora dell'i. » (Lc. 1, 10). La fragranza dell'i. suggerisce immagini graziose al Cantico dei Cantici …
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BAASA (EBR. BA'ĀH « ARDITTO » O « MALEFICO »)
… Il profeta Jehu ben Hanani gli preannunziò lo sterminio della sua stirpe in punizione della sua idolatria (I Reg. 15, 33-16, 7). Avveratosi sotto il figlio Ela (v.), il castigo rimase celebre nella storia biblica (ibid. 21, 22; II Reg. 9, 9; Ier. 41, 9).
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CHAMAAM (EBR. KIMHÂM, SETTANTA ΧΑΜΆΡΙ)
Un altro C. (ebr. Kémôhâm, Settanta Γαβηρωχάλα, con molte varianti) ricorre in Ier. 41, 17 (Settanta 48, 17), località, secondo la Volgata, nei pressi di Betlemme, dove si fermarono gli Ebrei decisi ad emigrare in Egitto dopo l'assassinio di Godolia. …
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Città levitica (Ios. 21, 17) della tribù di Beniamin (Ios. 18, 25), fu teatro di combattimenti feroci fra i parrigiani di Saul e quelli di David (II Sam. 12, 16) presso la grande piscina - «le grandi acque di G.» (Ier. 41, 46) - riconoscibile ancor oggi, sebbene ricoperta, a sud del paese in mezzo ad uliveti. …
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