Chapter 48

¹ Now it came to pass in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, to Gedaliah to Mizpah: and they ate bread there together. ² And Ishmael rose up, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed [governor] over the land, ³ and all the Jews that were with him in Mizpah, and all the Chaldeans that were found there.

Jer 48:1-3

⁴ And it came to pass on the second day after he had smitten Gedaliah, and no man knew [of it], ⁵ that there came men from Shechem, and from Salem, and from Samaria, [even] eighty men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and beating their breasts, and [they had] manna and frankincense in their hands, to bring [them] into the house of the Lord. ⁶ And Ishmael went out to meet them; [and] they went on and wept: and he said to them, Come in to Gedaliah. ⁷ And it came to pass, when they had entered into the midst of the city, [that] he slew them [and cast them] into a pit. ⁸ But ten men were found there, and they said to Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, wheat and barley, honey and oil. So he passed by, and slew them not in the midst of their brethren.

Jer 48:4-8

⁹ Now the pit into which Ishmael cast all whom he smote, is the great pit, which King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: [even] this Ishmael filled with slain men.

Jer 48:9

¹⁰ And Ishmael brought back all the people that were left in Mizpah, and the king’s daughter, whom the captain of the guard had committed in charge to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and he went away beyond the children of Ammon.

Jer 48:10

¹¹ And Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the host that were with him, heard of all the evil deeds which Ishmael had done. ¹² And they brought all their army, and went to fight against him, and found him near much water in Gibeon. ¹³ And it came to pass, when all the people that was with Ishmael saw Johanan, and the leaders of the host that was with him, ¹⁴ that they returned to Johanan. ¹⁵ But Ishmael escaped with eight men and went to the children of Ammon.

Jer 48:11-15

¹⁶ And Johanan, and all the leaders of the host that were with him, took all the remnant of the people, whom he [had] brought back from Ishmael, mighty men in war, and the women, and the other [property], and the eunuchs, whom they [had] brought back from Gibeon: ¹⁷ and they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, that is by Bethlehem, to go into Egypt, for fear of the Chaldeans: ¹⁸ for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael had smitten Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon made [governor] in the land.

Jer 48:16-18