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1. In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah and ten of his men came to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. (Nethaniah was the son of Elishama.) Now Ishmael was a member of the king's family and had been one of the officers of the king of Judah. While they were eating a meal with Gedaliah at Mizpah,
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1. Now it came to pass H1961 in the seventh H7637 month H2320 , that Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 the son H1121 of Elishama H476 , of the seed H4480 H2233 royal H4410 , and the princes H7227 of the king H4428 , even ten H6235 men H376 with H854 him, came H935 unto H413 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 to Mizpah H4708 ; and there H8033 they did eat H398 bread H3899 together H3162 in Mizpah H4709 .
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2. Ishmael and his ten men got up and killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with a sword. (Gedaliah was the man the king of Babylon had chosen as governor over Judah.)
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2. Then arose H6965 Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 , and the ten H6235 men H376 that H834 were H1961 with H854 him , and smote H5221 H853 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 the son H1121 of Shaphan H8227 with the sword H2719 , and slew H4191 him, whom H834 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 had made governor H6485 over the land H776 .
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3. Ishmael also killed all the Jews and the Babylonian soldiers who were there with Gedaliah at Mizpah.
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3. Ishmael H3458 also slew H5221 all H3605 the Jews H3064 that H834 were H1961 with H854 him, even with H854 Gedaliah H1436 , at Mizpah H4709 , and the Chaldeans H3778 that H834 were found H4672 there H8033 , and the men H376 of war H4421 .
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4. The day after Gedaliah was murdered, before anyone knew about it,
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4. And it came to pass H1961 the second H8145 day H3117 after he had slain H4191 H853 Gedaliah H1436 , and no H3808 man H376 knew H3045 it ,
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5. eighty men came to Mizpah bringing grain offerings and incense to the Temple of the Lord. Those men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves.
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5. That there came H935 certain H376 from Shechem H4480 H7927 , from Shiloh H4480 H7887 , and from Samaria H4480 H8111 , even fourscore H8084 men H376 , having their beards H2206 shaven H1548 , and their clothes H899 rent H7167 , and having cut themselves H1413 , with offerings H4503 and incense H3828 in their hand H3027 , to bring H935 them to the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 .
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6. Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, crying as he walked. When he met them, he said, "Come with me to meet Gedaliah son of Ahikam."
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6. And Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 went forth H3318 from H4480 Mizpah H4709 to meet H7125 them, weeping H1058 all along as he went H1980 H1980 : and it came to pass H1961 , as he met H6298 them , he said H559 unto H413 them, Come H935 to H413 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 .
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7. So they went into Mizpah. Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and his men killed seventy of them and threw the bodies into a deep well.
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7. And it was H1961 so , when they came H935 into H413 the midst H8432 of the city H5892 , that Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 slew H7819 them, and cast them into H413 the midst H8432 of the pit H953 , he H1931 , and the men H376 that H834 were with H854 him.
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8. But the ten men who were left alive said to Ishmael, "Don't kill us! We have wheat and barley and oil and honey that we have hidden in a field." So Ishmael let them live and did not kill them with the others.
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8. But ten H6235 men H376 were found H4672 among them that said H559 unto H413 Ishmael H3458 , Slay H4191 us not H408 : for H3588 we have H3426 treasures H4301 in the field H7704 , of wheat H2406 , and of barley H8184 , and of oil H8081 , and of honey H1706 . So he forbear H2308 , and slew H4191 them not H3808 among H8432 their brethren H251 .
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9. Now the well where he had thrown all the bodies had been made by King Asa as a part of his defenses against Baasha king of Israel. But Ishmael son of Nethaniah put dead bodies in it until it was full.
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9. Now the pit H953 wherein H834 H8033 Ishmael H3458 had cast H7993 H853 all H3605 the dead bodies H6297 of the men H376 , whom H834 he had slain H5221 because H3027 of Gedaliah H1436 , was it H1931 which H834 Asa H609 the king H4428 had made H6213 for fear H4480 H6440 of Baasha H1201 king H4428 of Israel H3478 : and Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 filled H4390 it with them that were slain H2491 .
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10. Ishmael captured all the other people in Mizpah: the king's daughters and all the other people who were left there. They were the ones whom Nebuzaradan commander of the guard had chosen Gedaliah son of Ahikam to take care of. So Ishmael son of Nethaniah captured those people, and he started to cross over to the country of the Ammonites.
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10. Then Ishmael H3458 carried away captive H7617 H853 all H3605 the residue H7611 of the people H5971 that H834 were in Mizpah H4709 , even H853 the king H4428 's daughters H1323 , and all H3605 the people H5971 that remained H7604 in Mizpah H4709 , whom H834 Nebuzaradan H5018 the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 had committed H6485 to H853 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 : and Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 carried them away captive H7617 , and departed H1980 to go over H5674 to H413 the Ammonites H1121 H5983 .
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11. Johanan son of Kareah and all his army officers with him heard about all the evil things Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done.
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11. But when Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah H7143 , and all H3605 the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 that H834 were with H854 him, heard H8085 of H853 all H3605 the evil H7451 that H834 Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 had done H6213 ,
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12. So they took their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah and caught him near the big pool of water at Gibeon.
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12. Then they took H3947 H853 all H3605 the men H376 , and went H1980 to fight H3898 with H5973 Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 , and found H4672 him by H413 the great H7227 waters H4325 that H834 are in Gibeon H1391 .
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13. When the captives Ishmael had taken saw Johanan and the army officers, they were glad.
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13. Now it came to pass H1961 , that when all H3605 the people H5971 which H834 were with H854 Ishmael H3458 saw H7200 H853 Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah H7143 , and all H3605 the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 that H834 were with H854 him , then they were glad H8055 .
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14. So all the people Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and ran to Johanan son of Kareah.
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14. So all H3605 the people H5971 that H834 Ishmael H3458 had carried away captive H7617 from H4480 Mizpah H4709 cast about H5437 and returned H7725 , and went H1980 unto H413 Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah H7143 .
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15. But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and ran away to the Ammonites.
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15. But Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 escaped H4422 from H4480 H6440 Johanan H3110 with eight H8083 men H376 , and went H1980 to H413 the Ammonites H1121 H5983 .
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16. So Johanan son of Kareah and all his army officers saved the captives that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had taken from Mizpah after he murdered Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Among those left alive were soldiers, women, children, and palace officers. And Johanan brought them back from the town of Gibeon.
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16. Then took H3947 Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah H7143 , and all H3605 the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 that H834 were with H854 him, H853 all H3605 the remnant H7611 of the people H5971 whom H834 he had recovered H7725 from H4480 H854 Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 , from H4480 Mizpah H4709 , after H310 that he had slain H5221 H853 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 , even mighty H1397 men H376 of war H4421 , and the women H802 , and the children H2945 , and the eunuchs H5631 , whom H834 he had brought again H7725 from Gibeon H4480 H1391 :
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