Book 13 : NEVIIM - JEREMIAH - Chapter 041
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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 one of the 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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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, even 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 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 HaShem
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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 stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley,
and of oil, and of honey.' So he forbore, and slew them not among their
brethren
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Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the
men whom he had slain by the side of Gedaliah was that which Asa the king had
made for fear of Baasa king of Israel; the same Ishmael the son of Nethaniah
filled 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; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away
captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon
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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
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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
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Now 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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So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive
from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah
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But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with
eight men, and went to the children of Ammon
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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, the men, even the men of war, and the women,
and the children, and the officers, whom he had brought back from Gibeon
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and they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is
by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt
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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 over the land
Book 13 : NEVIIM - JEREMIAH - Chapter 041
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