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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 L
ORD
.
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 Nebuzar-adan 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 fromMizpah 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, fromMizpah, 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.
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Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah,
and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
2
And said unto Jeremiah the
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