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
.
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
.
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
.
And it came to pass the second day
after he had slain
Gedaliah
, and no man
knew
it ,
That there came certain
from Shechem
, from Shiloh
, and from Samaria
, even fourscore
men
, having their beards
shaven
, and their clothes
rent
, and having cut
themselves, with offerings
and incense
in their hand
, to bring
them to the house
of the LORD
.
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 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.
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
.
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
.
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 Nebuzaradan
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
.
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
,
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
.
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
.
So all the people that Ishmael
had carried away captive
from Mizpah
cast about
and returned
, and went
unto Johanan
the son
of Kareah
.
But Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah
escaped
from
Johanan
with eight
men
, 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
:
And they departed, and dwelt in
the habitation
of Chimham
, which is by
Bethlehem
, to go
to enter
into Egypt
,
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
.