41 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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 And
it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man
knew it, 5 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. 6 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. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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.
10
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. 11 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, 12 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. 13 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. 14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried
away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan
the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped
from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 16 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: 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the
habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 18 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..