“1 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.” (Jeremiah
41:1-18 AV)