Jeremiah Chapter 41
So, during the seventh month, Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, and ten of his guys pulled up on Gedaliah, who was Ahikam’s son, at Mizpah, and they hung out sharing some bread vibes there.
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, {that} Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Next thing you know, Ishmael and his squad straight up offed Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son, with the sword; he was the Babylonian king's right-hand man for the territory.
Then 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.
Ishmael also wiped out all the Jews chilling with Gedaliah at Mizpah, plus the Chaldeans and the soldiers that were there.
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.
The day after Gedaliah got taken out, nobody had a clue about what had just gone down.
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew {it},
Then some peeps from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, about eighty men looking fresh with clean shaves and torn clothes, came through with offerings and incense for the Lord’s crib.
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 LORD.
Ishmael rolled out from Mizpah to link up with them, crying all the way, and when he met them, he was like, "Yo, come check out Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son."
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. {weeping...: Heb. in going and weeping}
But when they arrived in the city, Ishmael took them out and chucked them into the pit, him and his crew.
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.
Yet ten dudes were like, "Chill, don’t cap us! We got some treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey." So he spared them.
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.
The pit where Ishmael dumped all the bodies was the one King Asa made for Baasha, and he filled it with the slain.
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. {because...: or, near Gedaliah: Heb. by the hand, or, by the side of Gedaliah}
Then Ishmael snatched up all the folks left in Mizpah, including the king's daughters, and dipped to the Ammonites.
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 Nebuzaradan 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.
When Johanan and his crew caught wind of all the wild stuff Ishmael did, they were shook.
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,
So they gathered their squad and cruised to confront Ishmael by the big waters at Gibeon.
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.
When all the peeps rolling with Ishmael spotted Johanan and his crew, they were hyped.
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.
All the people Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned back and bounced to Johanan.
So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
But Ishmael dipped on Johanan with eight guys and made his way to the Ammonites.
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
Then Johanan and his crew rescued the remnant from Ishmael, including the warriors, women, kids, and eunuchs he brought back from Gibeon.
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, from Mizpah, 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:
They rolled out and set up camp in Chimham, near Bethlehem, planning to head to Egypt.
And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
They were shook by the Chaldeans since Ishmael had offed Gedaliah, the Babylonian king's governor in the land.
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.