“Ishmael,
The son of Nethaniah,
With his ten men
Got up.
They struck down
Governor Gedaliah,
The son of Ahikam,
The son of Shaphan,
With the sword.
They killed him.
Because the king of Babylon
Had appointed him
Governor in the land.
Ishmael also killed
All the Judeans
Who were with
Governor Gedaliah
At Mizpah.
They also killed
The Chaldean soldiers
Who happened to be there.”
This is similar to 2 Kings, chapter 25. As they were eating, Ishmael rose up against Governor Gedaliah and killed him with a sword. Ishmael was mad, either because he was passed over by not being named governor or at the Babylonians for taking his king, King Zedekiah. Either way, he and his 10 men killed everyone that was with Governor Gedaliah at Mizpah, both all the Judeans and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there.
