aIn the seventh month
bIshmael
the son
of Nethaniah
, the son
of Elishama
, of the royal
1family
and one of the chief
officers
of the king
, along with ten
men
, came
to Mizpah
to cGedaliah
the son
of Ahikam
. While they dwere eating
bread
together
there
in Mizpah
,
Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah
and the ten
men
who
were with him arose
and astruck
down
Gedaliah
the son
of Ahikam
, the son
of Shaphan
, with the sword
and bput
to death
the one cwhom
the king
of Babylon
had appointed
over the land
.
Ishmael also struck
down
all
the Jews
who
were with him, that is with Gedaliah
at Mizpah
, and the Chaldeans
who
were found
there
, the men
of war
.
Now it happened on the 1next
day
after the killing
of Gedaliah
, when no
one
knew
about it,
that eighty men
acame
from bShechem
, from cShiloh
, and from dSamaria
with etheir beards
shaved
off
and their clothes
torn
and 1their bodies fgashed
, having grain offerings
and incense
in their hands
to bring
to the ghouse
of the LORD
.
Then Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah
went
out from Mizpah
to meet
them, aweeping
as he went
; and as he met
them, he said
to them, "Come
to Gedaliah
the son
of Ahikam
!"
Yet it turned out that as soon as they came
inside
the city
, Ishmael
the son
of Nethaniah
and the men
that were with him aslaughtered
them and cast them into the cistern
.
But ten men
who were found
among them said
to Ishmael
, "Do not put
us to death
; for we have
astores
of wheat
, barley
, oil
and honey
hidden
in the field
." So he refrained
and did not put
them to death
along
with their companions
.
Now as for the cistern where
Ishmael
had cast
all
the corpses
of the men
whom
he had struck
down
1because
of Gedaliah
, it was the aone that King
Asa
had made
on baccount
of Baasha
, king
of Israel
; Ishmael
the son
of Nethaniah
filled
it with the slain
.
Then Ishmael took
captive
all
the aremnant
of the people
who
were in Mizpah
, the bking's
daughters
and all
the people
who were left
in Mizpah
, whom
Nebuzaradan
the captain
of the bodyguard
had put
under
the charge
of Gedaliah
the son
of Ahikam
; thus Ishmael
the son
of Nethaniah
took
them captive
and proceeded
to cross
over
to the sons
of cAmmon
.
But Johanan the son
of Kareah
and all
the acommanders
of the forces
that were with him heard
of all
the evil
that Ishmael
the son
of Nethaniah
had done
.
So they took all
the men
and went
to afight
with Ishmael
the son
of Nethaniah
and they found
him by the bgreat
1pool
that is in Gibeon
.
Now as soon as all the people
who
were with Ishmael
saw
Johanan
the son
of Kareah
and the commanders
of the forces
that were with him, they were glad
.
So all the people
whom
Ishmael
had taken
captive
from Mizpah
turned
around
and came
back
, and went
to Johanan
the son
of Kareah
.
But Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah
aescaped
from Johanan
with eight
men
and went
to the sons
of Ammon
.
Then Johanan the son
of Kareah
and all
the commanders
of the forces
that were with him took
from Mizpah
aall
the remnant
of the people
whom
he had 1recovered
from Ishmael
the son
of Nethaniah
, after
he had struck
down
Gedaliah
the son
of Ahikam
, that is, the men
who were 2soldiers
, the women
, the 3children
, and the eunuchs
, whom
he had brought
back
from Gibeon
.
And they went and stayed
in 1 aGeruth
Chimham
, which
is beside
Bethlehem
, in order to bproceed
into Egypt
because of the Chaldeans
; for they were aafraid
of them, since
Ishmael
the son
of Nethaniah
had struck
down
Gedaliah
the son
of Ahikam
, whom
bthe king
of Babylon
had appointed
over the land
.