1Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal andone ofthe 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.

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Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 40:6, Psalms 41:9, Jeremiah 40:6

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.

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2 Kings 25:25, 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 40:5, Jeremiah 40:5, Psalms 41:9

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.

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2 Kings 25:25, Ecclesiastes 9:18, Jeremiah 41:11, Jeremiah 41:12, Lamentations 1:2

4And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

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1 Samuel 27:11, Psalms 52:1, Psalms 52:2, 1 Samuel 27:11, Psalms 52:1

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.

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1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:24, Deuteronomy 14:1, Joshua 18:1, 2 Kings 25:9

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.

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Jeremiah 50:4, 2 Samuel 3:16, Jeremiah 50:4, 2 Samuel 3:16, 2 Samuel 1:2

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.

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Ezekiel 22:27, Isaiah 59:7, Psalms 55:23, Ezekiel 22:27, Isaiah 59:7

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.

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Proverbs 13:8, Job 2:4, Proverbs 13:8, Job 2:4, Mark 8:36

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.

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Judges 6:2, 2 Samuel 17:9, 2 Chronicles 16:1, 2 Chronicles 16:10, 1 Kings 15:17

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.

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Jeremiah 40:14, Jeremiah 40:14, Jeremiah 40:7, Jeremiah 40:7, Nehemiah 2:19

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,

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Jeremiah 40:7, Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 40:13, Jeremiah 40:16, Jeremiah 40:7

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.

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2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:13, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, 1 Samuel 30:1

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.

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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.

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15But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

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Job 21:30, Proverbs 28:17, Job 21:30, Proverbs 28:17, 1 Samuel 30:17

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.

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Jeremiah 42:8, Jeremiah 43:4, Jeremiah 43:7, Jeremiah 42:8, Jeremiah 43:4

17And they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

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2 Samuel 19:37, 2 Samuel 19:38, Jeremiah 42:14, 2 Samuel 19:37, 2 Samuel 19:38

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.

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Jeremiah 40:5, Jeremiah 40:5, Luke 12:4, Luke 12:5, Jeremiah 42:16