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 the LORD’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 amongst 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 amongst 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 Sucedeu, porém, no mês sétimo, que veio Ismael, filho de Netanias, filho de Elisama, de sangue real, e os capitães do rei, a saber, dez homens com ele, a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, a Mispa; e ali eles comeram pão juntos em Mispa. 2 E levantou-se Ismael, filho de Netanias, com os dez homens que estavam com ele, e feriram a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, à espada, matando, assim, aquele que o rei da Babilônia havia posto sobre a terra. 3 Também feriu Ismael todos os judeus que estavam com Gedalias em Mispa, como também aos caldeus, homens de guerra, que se achavam ali.

4 Sucedeu, pois, no dia seguinte, depois que ele matara a Gedalias, sem ninguém o saber, 5 que vieram homens de Siquém, de Siló e de Samaria, oitenta homens, com a barba rapada, e as vestes rasgadas, e o corpo retalhado; e traziam nas suas mãos ofertas de manjares e incenso, para levarem à Casa do Senhor. 6 E, saindo-lhes ao encontro Ismael, filho de Netanias, desde Mispa, ia chorando; e sucedeu que, encontrando-os, lhes disse: Vinde a Gedalias, filho de Aicão. 7 Sucedeu, porém, que, indo eles até ao meio da cidade, matou-os Ismael, filho de Netanias, e os lançou num poço, ele e os homens que estavam com ele. 8 Mas houve entre eles dez homens que disseram a Ismael: Não nos mates a nós; porque temos no campo tesouros escondidos, trigo, e cevada, e azeite, e mel. E ele, por isso, os deixou e não os matou, como a seus irmãos.

9 E o poço em que Ismael lançou todos os cadáveres dos homens que feriu por causa de Gedalias é o mesmo que fez o rei Asa, por causa de Baasa, rei de Israel; foi esse mesmo que Ismael, filho de Netanias, encheu de mortos. 10 E Ismael levou cativo a todo o resto do povo que estava em Mispa; as filhas do rei, e todo o povo que ficara em Mispa, que Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, havia confiado a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, levou-os cativos Ismael, filho de Netanias; e foi-se, para passar aos filhos de Amom.

11 Ouvindo, pois, Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os príncipes dos exércitos que estavam com ele todo o mal que havia feito Ismael, filho de Netanias, 12 tomaram todos os seus homens e foram pelejar contra Ismael, filho de Netanias; e acharam-no ao pé das muitas águas que há em Gibeão. 13 E aconteceu que, vendo todo o povo que estava com Ismael a Joanã, filho de Careá, e a todos os príncipes dos exércitos que vinham com ele, se alegrou. 14 E todo o povo que Ismael levara cativo de Mispa virou as costas, e voltou, e foi para Joanã, filho de Careá. 15 Mas Ismael, filho de Netanias, escapou com oito homens de diante de Joanã e se foi para os filhos de Amom. 16 Então, tomou Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os príncipes dos exércitos que estavam com ele a todo o resto do povo que ele havia recobrado de Ismael, filho de Netanias, desde Mispa, depois que tinha sido ferido Gedalias, filho de Aicão, e aos homens valentes de guerra, e às mulheres, e aos meninos, e aos eunucos que havia recobrado de Gibeão. 17 E partiram, indo habitar em Gerute-Quimã, que está perto de Belém, para dali entrarem no Egito, 18 por causa dos caldeus; porque os temiam, por ter Ismael, filho de Netanias, ferido a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, a quem o rei da Babilônia tinha posto sobre a terra.