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. [weeping...: Heb. in going and weeping]
			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. [because...: or, near Gedaliah: Heb. by the hand, or, by the side of Gedaliah]
			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.