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And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from (A)Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, “Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.” When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern. But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have (B)stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions.

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