1In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood and had been one of the king’s officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. While they were eating together there, 2Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed as governor over the land. 3Ishmael also killed all the men of Judah who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian41:3 Or Chaldean soldiers who were there.
4The day after Gedaliah’s assassination, before anyone knew about it, 5eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria, bringing grain offerings and incense with them to the house of the Lord. 6Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he met them, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.” 7When they went into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern. 8But ten of them said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat and barley, olive oil and honey, hidden in a field.” So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others. 9Now the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed along with Gedaliah was the one King Asa had made as part of his defense against Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the dead.
10Ishmael made captives of all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah—the king’s daughters along with all the others who were left there, over whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.
11When Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him heard about all the crimes Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed, 12they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the great pool in Gibeon. 13When all the people Ishmael had with him saw Johanan son of Kareah and the army officers who were with him, they were glad. 14All the people Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah. 15But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and fled to the Ammonites.
Flight to Egypt
16Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him led away all the people of Mizpah who had survived, whom Johanan had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had assassinated Gedaliah son of Ahikam—the soldiers, women, children and court officials he had recovered from Gibeon. 17And they went on, stopping at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem on their way to Egypt 18to escape the Babylonians.41:18 Or Chaldeans They were afraid of them because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed as governor over the land.
基大利被杀
1七月，王室宗亲、犹大王的大臣、以利沙玛的孙子、尼探雅的儿子以实玛利带着十个人去米斯巴见亚希甘的儿子基大利。趁在米斯巴一同吃饭的时候， 2尼探雅的儿子以实玛利和同来的十个人突然起来拔刀杀了巴比伦王委任管理犹大的沙番的孙子、亚希甘的儿子基大利， 3还杀了所有在米斯巴与基大利在一起的犹大人和那里的迦勒底士兵。
4第二天，基大利被杀的事仍无人知道。 5当天，从示剑、示罗和撒玛利亚来了八十个人，他们剃了胡须，撕裂衣服，割破身体，手里拿着素祭和乳香要去耶和华的殿。 6以实玛利就从米斯巴出来迎接他们，边走边哭，见面后邀请他们去见亚希甘的儿子基大利。 7到了城中，以实玛利和部下便屠杀他们，弃尸于蓄水池中。 8其中有十个人对以实玛利说：“请不要杀我们，我们在田野里藏了许多大麦、小麦、油和蜜。”他就没有杀他们。 9以实玛利抛尸的地方是个很大的蓄水池，是从前亚撒王为抵御以色列王巴沙而修建的。尼探雅的儿子以实玛利用被杀者的尸体填满了蓄水池。 10以实玛利还掳去了留在米斯巴的公主和其他人。护卫长尼布撒拉旦曾委任亚希甘的儿子基大利管理这些人。尼探雅的儿子以实玛利带着俘虏前往亚扪。
11加利亚的儿子约哈难和其他将领听说尼探雅的儿子以实玛利的所作所为， 12便率领部下去攻打他，在基遍的大水池边追上了他。 13-14被以实玛利从米斯巴掳走的人看见约哈难和众将领，喜出望外，都转身投奔约哈难。 15尼探雅的儿子以实玛利带着八个人逃脱约哈难的追击，前往亚扪。 16加利亚的儿子约哈难和众将领从基遍救回了那些被掳走的士兵、妇孺和宫廷侍臣。 17他们启程前往埃及，途中在伯利恒附近的基罗特金罕住下。 18他们是害怕迦勒底人才逃往埃及的，因为尼探雅的儿子以实玛利杀了巴比伦王委任管理犹大的亚希甘的儿子基大利。
