chapter 41

1. NOW it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah the son of E-li-sha-ma, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
2. Then arose Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Ged-a-li-an the son of A-hi-kam the son of Sha-phan 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 Ged-a-li-ah, at Mizpah, and the Chal-de-ans that were found there, and the men of war.
4. And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Ged-a-li-ah, and no man knew it,
5. Then there came certain from She-chem, 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 Neth-a-ni-ah 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 Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam.
7. And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah 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 Ged-a-li-ah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Ba-ash-a king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah 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 Neb-u-zar-ad-an the captain of the guard had committed to Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam: and Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
11. But when Jo-ha-nan the son of Ka-re-ah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah had done,
12. Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah, 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 Jo-ha-nan the son of Ka-re-ah, 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 Jo-ha-nan the son of Ka-re-ah.
15. But Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah escaped from Jo-ha-nan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
16. Then took Jo-ha-nan the son of Ka-re-ah, 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 Neth-a-ni-ah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam, 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 Chim-ham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
18. Because of the Chal-de-ans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Neth-a-ni-ah had slain Ged-a-li-ah the son of A-hi-kam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.

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