1 In the seventh month Ishmaelson of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood and had been one of the king’s officers, came with ten men to Gedaliahson of Ahikamat Mizpah. While they were eating together there, 2 Ishmaelson of Nethaniahand the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliahson of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylonhad appointed as governor over the land. 3 Ishmaelalso killed all the men of Judah who were with Gedaliahat Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian41:3 Or Chaldeansoldiers who were there.
4 The day after Gedaliah’s assassination, before anyone knew about it, 5 eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shilohand Samaria, bringing grain offerings and incense with them to the house of the Lord. 6 Ishmaelson of Nethaniahwent out from Mizpahto meet them, weeping as he went. When he met them, he said, "Come to Gedaliahson of Ahikam." 7 When they went into the city, Ishmaelson of Nethaniahand the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern. 8 But ten of them said to Ishmael, "Don’t kill us! We have wheat and barley, olive oil and honey, hidden in a field." So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others. 9 Now the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed along with Gedaliahwas the one King Asahad made as part of his defense against Baashaking of Israel. Ishmaelson of Nethaniahfilled it with the dead.
10 Ishmaelmade captives of all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah—the king’s daughters along with all the others who were left there, over whom Nebuzaradancommander of the imperial guard had appointed Gedaliahson of Ahikam. Ishmaelson of Nethaniahtook them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.
11 When Johananson of Kareahand all the army officers who were with him heard about all the crimes Ishmaelson of Nethaniahhad committed, 12 they took all their men and went to fight Ishmaelson of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the great pool in Gibeon. 13 When all the people Ishmaelhad with him saw Johananson of Kareahand the army officers who were with him, they were glad. 14 All the people Ishmaelhad taken captive at Mizpahturned and went over to Johananson of Kareah. 15 But Ishmaelson of Nethaniahand eight of his men escaped from Johananand fled to the Ammonites.
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16 Then Johananson of Kareahand all the army officers who were with him led away all the people of Mizpahwho had survived, whom Johananhad recovered from Ishmaelson of Nethaniahafter Ishmaelhad assassinated Gedaliahson of Ahikam—the soldiers, women, children and court officials he had recovered from Gibeon. 17 And they went on, stopping at Geruth Kimhamnear Bethlehemon their way to Egypt18 to escape the Babylonians.41:18 Or ChaldeansThey were afraid of them because Ishmaelson of Nethaniahhad killed Gedaliahson of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylonhad appointed as governor over the land.
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Ahikam, son of Shaphan, was one of Josiah’s envoys to Huldah the prophetess and protected Jeremiah from being given over to death (Jeremiah 26:24).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, was King Josiah’s secretary and read before the king the Book of the Law, found in the temple and given to him by Hilkiah the priest. He was the father of Ahikam (2 Kings 22:10).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Shechem is a city in the hill country of Ephraim where Joshua made a covenant with the people, the citizens turned against Abimelech, and Israel gathered to make Rehoboam king (Joshua 24:25).
Shiloh is the place where Joshua and Eleazar the priest divided the land by lot among the tribes of Israel in the presence of the Lord, and where the house of God stood (Joshua 19:51).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Asa was king of Judah, the son and successor of Abijah. He removed Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for the goddess Asherah, and Asa cut down the image and burned it (1 Kings 15:13).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Gibeon is the city whose inhabitants made peace with Israel and asked Joshua for help against the Amorite kings. Joshua told the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Joshua 10:12).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Gibeon is the city whose inhabitants made peace with Israel and asked Joshua for help against the Amorite kings. Joshua told the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Joshua 10:12).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).