Jeremiah 41:1-2

New American Standard Bible 1995

Gedaliah Is Murdered

41 ^(A)In the seventh month ^(B)Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal ^[a]family and one of the chief officers of the king, along with ten men, came to Mizpah to ^(C)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. While they ^(D)were eating bread together there in Mizpah, ² Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him arose and ^(E)struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and ^(F)put to death the one ^(G)whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.