[1] 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 with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together [2] Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten 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. [3] 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. [4] And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew [5] That there came 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. [6] And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. [7] 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,