1 Now it came to pass in the seventh 7637 month 2320, that Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 the son 1121 of Elishama 476, of the seed 2233 royal 4410, and the princes 7227 of the king 4428, even ten 6235 men 582 with him, came 935 unto Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296 to Mizpah 4709; and there they did eat 398 bread 3899 together 3162 in Mizpah 4708.
2 Then arose 6965 Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418, and the ten 6235 men 582 that were with him, and smote 5221 Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296 the son 1121 of Shaphan 8227 with the sword 2719, and slew 4191 him, whom the king 4428 of Babylon 894 had made governor 6485 over the land 776.
3 Ishmael 3458 also slew 5221 all the Jews 3064 that were with him, even with Gedaliah 1436, at Mizpah 4709, and the Chaldeans 3778 that were found 4672 there, and the men 582 of war 4421.
4 And it came to pass the second 8145 day 3117 after he had slain 4191 Gedaliah 1436, and no man 376 knew 3045 it,
5 That there came 935 certain 582 from Shechem 7927, from Shiloh 7887, and from Samaria 8111, even fourscore 8084 men 376, having their beards 2206 shaven 1548, and their clothes 899 rent 7167, and having cut 1413 themselves, with offerings 4503 and incense 3828 in their hand 3027, to bring 935 them to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
6 And Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 went forth 3318 from Mizpah 4709 to meet 7125 them, weeping 1058 all along 1980 as he went 1980: and it came to pass, as he met 6298 them, he said 559 unto them, Come 935 to Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296.
7 And it was so, when they came 935 into the midst 8432 of the city 5892, that Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 slew 7819 them, and cast them into the midst 8432 of the pit 953, he, and the men 582 that were with him.
8 But ten 6235 men 582 were found 4672 among them that said 559 unto Ishmael 3458, Slay 4191 us not: for we have 3426 treasures 4301 in the field 7704, of wheat 2406, and of barley 8184, and of oil 8081, and of honey 1706. So he forbare 2308, and slew 4191 them not among 8432 their brethren 251.
9 Now the pit 953 wherein Ishmael 3458 had cast 7993 all the dead bodies 6297 of the men 582, whom he had slain 5221 because 3027 of Gedaliah 1436, was it which Asa 609 the king 4428 had made 6213 for fear 6440 of Baasha 1201 king 4428 of Israel 3478: and Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 filled 4390 it with them that were slain 2491.
10 Then Ishmael 3458 carried away captive 7617 all the residue 7611 of the people 5971 that were in Mizpah 4709, even the king's 4428 daughters 1323, and all the people 5971 that remained 7604 in Mizpah 4709, whom Nebuzaradan 5018 the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 had committed 6485 to Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296: and Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 carried them away captive 7617, and departed 3212 to go over 5674 to the Ammonites 1121 5983.
11 But when Johanan 3110 the son 1121 of Kareah 7143, and all the captains 8269 of the forces 2428 that were with him, heard 8085 of all the evil 7451 that Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 had done 6213,
12 Then they took 3947 all the men 582, and went 3212 to fight 3898 with Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418, and found 4672 him by the great 7227 waters 4325 that are in Gibeon 1391.
13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people 5971 which were with Ishmael 3458 saw 7200 Johanan 3110 the son 1121 of Kareah 7143, and all the captains 8269 of the forces 2428 that were with him, then they were glad 8055.
14 So all the people 5971 that Ishmael 3458 had carried away captive 7617 from Mizpah 4709 cast about 5437 and returned 7725, and went 3212 unto Johanan 3110 the son 1121 of Kareah 7143.
15 But Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 escaped 4422 from 6440 Johanan 3110 with eight 8083 men 582, and went 3212 to the Ammonites 1121 5983.
16 Then took 3947 Johanan 3110 the son 1121 of Kareah 7143, and all the captains 8269 of the forces 2428 that were with him, all the remnant 7611 of the people 5971 whom he had recovered 7725 from Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418, from Mizpah 4709, after 310 that he had slain 5221 Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296, even mighty 1397 men 582 of war 4421, and the women 802, and the children 2945, and the eunuchs 5631, whom he had brought again 7725 from Gibeon 1391:
17 And they departed 3212, and dwelt in 3427 the habitation 1628 of Chimham 3643, which is by 681 Bethlehem 1035, to go 3212 to enter 935 into Egypt 4714,
18 Because 6440 of the Chaldeans 3778: for they were afraid 3372 of them, because Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418 had slain 5221 Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296, whom the king 4428 of Babylon 894 made governor 6485 in the land 776.