2. Ishmael and his ten men suddenly jumped up, drew their swords, and killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor.
3. Ishmael also killed all the Judeans and the Babylonian soldiers who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.
4. The next day, before anyone had heard about Gedaliah’s murder,
5. eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the lord. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense.
6. Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!”
7. But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.