2 Kings 25:24-26

The Voice

²⁴ Gedaliah attempted to assuage them and swore an oath before them.

²⁵ But during the 7th month, Ishmael, (son of Nethaniah, Elishama’s son) of the royal family, attacked Gedaliah with 10 male accomplices. Gedaliah and all the Jews and Chaldeans at Mizpah were killed. ²⁶ Everyone in the community, both rich and poor, even the commanders of the army, traveled to Egypt because they greatly feared the Chaldeans.