1 It was month seven. Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, and 10 men went to see Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. They ate food with him. 2 Ishmael and the 10 men stood up and killed Gedaliah, the big boss the king of Babylon had made. ⚔️ 3 Ishmael also killed the people with Gedaliah and the Babylon guards at Mizpah. ️ 4 On day two, no one knew what Ishmael did yet. ⏰ 5 80 men came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They were very sad. Their hair was cut. Their clothes were torn. They brought grain and sweet smoke for God’s house. ♂️✂️⛪ 6 Ishmael ran out to meet them. He cried and said, “Come see Gedaliah.” He told a lie. ♂️️ 7 They went into the city. Then Ishmael and his men killed them and threw them in a big hole. ️️️ 8 But 10 men said, “Do not kill us. We have food, oil, and honey in a field.” So Ishmael did not kill those 10. ✋️ 9 The big hole was made long ago by King Asa for a fight with King Baasha. Ishmael filled the hole with many who died. ️⏳☠️ 10 Ishmael took the rest of the people at Mizpah. He took the king’s girls and all the people. The boss guard Nebuzaradan had left them with Gedaliah. Ishmael started to take them to the land of Ammon. ➡️️ 11 Johanan son of Kareah heard what Ishmael did. ⚠️ 12 Johanan and his men ran to stop Ishmael. They found him by big water at Gibeon. ♂️️ 13 The people with Ishmael saw Johanan and the leaders. The people were happy. 14 All the people ran to Johanan. They left Ishmael. ♀️➡️✈️ 15 But Ishmael and 8 men ran away. They went to the land of Ammon. ♂️➡️️ 16 Johanan took care of all the people he saved from Ishmael. There were men, guards, women, and kids. He brought them from Gibeon. ♂️ 17 They stopped at a place called Chimham, near Bethlehem. They wanted to go to Egypt. ️➡️ 18 They were afraid of the Babylon men. Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the big boss the king of Babylon chose. So they thought the Babylon king would be mad. ⚔️