1Now it came to pass in the seventh month , that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah , the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and one of the chief officers of the king , and ten men with him , came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah . 2Then 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. 3Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him , to wit , with Gedaliah , at Mizpah , and the Chaldeans that were found there , the men of war . 4And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah , and no man knew it , 5that there came men from Shechem , from Shiloh , and from Samaria , even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent , and having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and frankincense in their hand , to bring them to the house of Jehovah . 6And 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. 7And 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 . 8But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael , Slay us not ; for we have stores hidden in the field , of wheat , and of barley , and of oil , and of honey . So he forbare , and slew them not among their brethren. 9Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain , by the side of Gedaliah ( the same was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel ), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain . 10Then 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; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive , and departed to go over to the children of Ammon .
The Capture of the Remnant
11But 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 , 12then 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 . 13Now it came to pass that , when all the people that were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah , and all the captains of the forces that were with him , then they were glad . 14So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back , and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah . 15But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men , and went to the children of Ammon . 16Then 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, to wit , the men of war , and the women, and the children , and the eunuchs , whom he had brought back from Gibeon . 17And they departed , and dwelt in Geruth Chimham , which is by Beth-lehem , to go to enter into Egypt , 18because 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 over the land .