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Ishmael assassinates Gedaliah

Ishmael son of Nethaniah came to Mizpah, ate with Gedaliah, and then killed him along with Judeans and Babylonian soldiers. Johanan rescued the captives Ishmael had taken, but the remnant became afraid of Babylonian retaliation (Jeremiah 41:1-18).

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📖 2 Kings 25:25–26

25In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.

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Sources: Scripture — 2 Kings 25:25-26 · Jeremiah 41:1-18
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