Johanan

Johanan

Father

Kareah

Siblings

Jonathan

• יוֹחָנָן·Johanan

Includes 15 verses that refer to Johanan without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 2 Kings 25:23
   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, as well as their men.
2. Jeremiah 40:8
   …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.
3. Jeremiah 40:13
   Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
4. Jeremiah 40:14Referred to, not named
   …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.
5. Jeremiah 40:15
   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?”
6. Jeremiah 40:16
   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.”
7. Jeremiah 41:11
   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,
8. Jeremiah 41:12Referred to, not named
   …they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.
9. Jeremiah 41:13
   When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,
10. Jeremiah 41:14
    …and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
11. Jeremiah 41:15
    But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
12. Jeremiah 41:16
    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.
13. Jeremiah 41:17Referred to, not named
    And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
14. Jeremiah 41:18Referred to, not named
    …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.
15. Jeremiah 42:1
    Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
16. Jeremiah 42:2Referred to, not named
    Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.
17. Jeremiah 42:4Referred to, not named
    “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers. I will not withhold a word from you.”
18. Jeremiah 42:5Referred to, not named
    Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.
19. Jeremiah 42:6Referred to, not named
    Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
20. Jeremiah 42:8
    …and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
21. Jeremiah 42:9Referred to, not named
    Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:
22. Jeremiah 42:10Referred to, not named
    ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.
23. Jeremiah 42:11Referred to, not named
    Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.
24. Jeremiah 42:12Referred to, not named
    And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’
25. Jeremiah 42:13Referred to, not named
    But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,
26. Jeremiah 42:14Referred to, not named
    …and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
27. Jeremiah 43:2
    Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
28. Jeremiah 43:4
    So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.
29. Jeremiah 43:5
    Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered,
30. Jeremiah 43:7Referred to, not named
    So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.