Jer 40:14 | CPDV | STEP | And they said to him: “Know that Baalis, the king of the sons of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to strike down your life.” And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, did not believe them.

Jeremiah 40:14

14 And they said to him: “Know that Baalis, the king of the sons of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to strike down your life.” And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, did not believe them. ^{▼▼40:14The king Baalis was named after the pagan god Baal, just as Nebuchadnezzar was named after the pagan god Nebu.(Conte)}