1 Now in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah. 2 Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. 3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans men of war who were found there.

4 The second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it, 5 men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to Yahweh’s house. 6 Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went, and as he met them, he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam." 7 It was so, when they came into the middle of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them, and cast them into the middle of the pit, he, and the men who were with him. 8 But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, "Don’t kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey."

So he stopped, and didn’t kill them among their brothers. 9 Now the pit in which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had killed, by the side of Gedaliah (this was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were killed.

10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all of the people who were left in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people who 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.

11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who 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 when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then they were glad. 14 So all the people who Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who were with him took all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—the men of war, with the women, the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon. 17 They departed and lived in Geruth 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 killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.

1 Maar in die sewende maand het Ismael, die seun van Net nja, die seun van Elis ma, uit die koninklike geslag en uit die owerstes van die koning, en tien man saam met hom by Ged lja, die seun van Ah¡kam, gekom in Mispa; en hulle het daar saam brood geëet, in Mispa.

2 Toe het Ismael, die seun van Net nja, opgestaan en die tien manne wat by hom was, en hulle het Ged lja, die seun van Ah¡kam, die seun van Safan, met die swaard verslaan. So het hy hom dan gedood wat die koning van Babel oor die land aangestel het.

3 Ook het Ismael al die Jode verslaan wat by hom, by Ged lja, in Mispa was, en die Chaldeërs, die krygsmanne, wat daar te vinde was.

4 En op die tweede dag, nadat hy Ged lja gedood het, sonder dat dit nog bekend was,

5 kom daar manne van Sigem, van Silo en van Samar¡a, tagtig man, met afgeskeerde baard en geskeurde klere, wat hulleself stukkend gekerwe het; en spysoffer en wierook was in hulle hand om dit na die huis van die HERE te bring.

6 Daarop gaan Ismael, die seun van Net nja, hulle tegemoet uit Mispa, terwyl hy aldeur loop en huil; en toe hy hulle teëkom, sê hy vir hulle: Kom na Ged lja, die seun van Ah¡kam!

7 Maar toe hulle binne-in die stad kom, het Ismael, die seun van Net nja, hulle gedood en in die put gegooi, hy en die manne wat by hom was.

8 Maar onder hulle was daar tien man wat vir Ismael gesê het: Maak ons nie dood nie, want ons het verborge voorrade in die veld: koring en gars en olie en heuning. Toe het hy daarvan afgesien en hulle nie saam met hulle broers gedood nie.

9 En die put waar Ismael al die lyke van die manne wat deur hom verslaan is, langs Ged lja ingegooi het, was die wat koning Asa gemaak het tot verdediging teen Ba,sa, die koning van Israel -- die het Ismael, die seun van Net nja, vol gemaak met die wat verslaan was.

10 En Ismael het die hele oorblyfsel van die volk wat in Mispa was, as gevangenes weggevoer; die dogters van die koning en die hele volk wat in Mispa oorgebly het, wat Nebusar dan, die owerste van die lyfwag, aan Ged lja, die seun van Ah¡kam, toevertrou het -- Ismael, die seun van Net nja, het hulle as gevangenes weggevoer en hy het weggetrek om oor te gaan na die kinders van Ammon.

11 Toe Johanan, die seun van Kar,ag, en al die owerstes van die leërs wat by hom was, hoor al die onheil wat Ismael, die seun van Net nja, aangerig het,

12 het hulle al die manne geneem en weggetrek om teen Ismael, die seun van Net nja, te veg; en hulle het hom aangetref by die groot water wat by G¡beon is.

13 En toe die hele volk wat by Ismael was, Johanan, die seun van Kar,ag, sien en al die owerstes van die leërs saam met hom, was hulle bly;

14 en die hele volk wat Ismael uit Mispa as gevangenes weggevoer het, het omgedraai en weer oorgeloop na Johanan, die seun van Kar,ag.

15 Maar Ismael, die seun van Net nja, het van Johanan ontsnap saam met agt man en weggetrek na die kinders van Ammon.

16 Toe het Johanan, die seun van Kar,ag, en al die owerstes van die leërs wat by hom was, die hele oorblyfsel van die volk geneem wat Ismael, die seun van Net nja, uit Mispa as gevangenes weggevoer het, nadat hy Ged lja, die seun van Ah¡kam, verslaan het -- naamlik manne, krygsmanne, en vroue en kinders en hofdienaars, wat hy van G¡beon teruggebring het.

17 En hulle het weggetrek en vertoef in Gerut-Kimham wat naby Betlehem lê, om verder na Egipte te trek,

18 vanweë die Chaldeërs; want hulle was vir hulle bevrees, omdat Ismael, die seun van Net nja, Ged lja, die seun van Ah¡kam, verslaan het, wat deur die koning van Babel oor die land aangestel was.