Jeremiah 41:4-15

4Now it happenedH1961 on the 1nextH8145 dayH3117 after the killingH4191 of GedaliahH1436, when noH3808 oneH376 knewH3045 about it, 5that eightyH8084 menH376 2cameH935 from 3ShechemH7927, from 4ShilohH7887, and from 5SamariaH8111 with 6their beardsH2206 shavedH1548 offH1548, their clothesH899 tornH7167, and 7their bodies 8gashedH1413, having grain offeringsH4503 and incenseH3828 in their handsH3027 to bringH935 to the 9houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 6Then IshmaelH3458 the sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418 leftH3318H4480 MizpahH4709 to meetH7122 them, 10weepingH1058 as he wentH1980; and as he metH6298 them, he saidH559 to them, “ComeH935 to GedaliahH1436 the sonH1121 of AhikamH296!” 7Yet it turnedH1961 outH1961 that as soon as they cameH935 insideH8432 the cityH5892, IshmaelH3458 the sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418 and the menH376 who were with him 11slaughteredH7819 them and threw them into the cisternH953. 8But tenH6235 menH376 who were foundH4672 among them saidH559 to IshmaelH3458, “Do not putH4191 us toH4191 deathH4191, for we haveH3426 12suppliesH4301 of wheatH2406, barleyH8184, oilH8081, and honeyH1706 hiddenH4301 in the fieldH7704.” So he refrainedH2308 and did not putH4191 them toH4191 deathH4191 alongH8432 with their companionsH251.

9Now as for the cisternH953 whereH834H8033 IshmaelH3458 had thrownH7993 allH3605 the bodiesH6297 of the menH376 whomH834 he had struckH5221 andH5221 killedH5221 13becauseH3027 of GedaliahH1436, it was the 14one that KingH4428 AsaH609 had constructedH6213 onH4480H6440 15accountH4480H6440 ofH4480H6440 BaashaH1201, kingH4428 of IsraelH3478; IshmaelH3458 the sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418 filledH4390 it with the deadH2491. 10Then IshmaelH3458 tookH7617 captiveH7617 allH3605 the 16remnantH7611 of the peopleH5971 whoH834 were in MizpahH4709, the 17king’sH4428 daughtersH1323 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 who were leftH7604 in MizpahH4709, whomH834 NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876 had putH6485 inH6485 the custodyH6485 of GedaliahH1436 the sonH1121 of AhikamH296. IshmaelH3458 the sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418 tookH7617 them captiveH7617 and proceededH1980 to crossH5674 overH5674 to the sonsH1121 of 18AmmonH5983.

11But JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the 19commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428 that were with him heardH8085 about allH3605 the evilH7463 that IshmaelH3458 the sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418 had doneH6213. 12So they tookH3947 allH3605 the menH376 and wentH1980 to 20fightH3898 with IshmaelH3458 the sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418 and they foundH4672 him by the 21largeH7227 22poolH4325 that is in GibeonH1391. 13Now as soon as allH3605 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with IshmaelH3458 sawH7200 JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143 and allH3605 the commandersH8269 of the forcesH2428 that were with him, they wereH8055 joyfulH8055. 14So allH3605 the peopleH5971 whomH834 IshmaelH3458 had takenH7617 captiveH7617 from MizpahH4709 turnedH5437 aroundH5437 and cameH7725 backH7725, and wentH1980 to JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of KareahH7143. 15But IshmaelH3458 the sonH1121 of NethaniahH5418 23escapedH4422 from JohananH3076 with eightH8083 menH376, and wentH1980 to the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983.