Jeremiah:41:1-11
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah ,
and no man knew it ,
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ,