Jeremiah 41:4-6

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^4-5 The day after Gedaliah was murdered, 80 men came to Mizpah. They were bringing grain offerings and incense to the Lord’s Temple. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves.^[a] They came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. None of these men knew that Gedaliah had been murdered. ⁶ Ishmael left Mizpah and went to meet the 80 men. He cried^[b] while he walked out to meet them. Ishmael met them and said, “Come with me to meet with Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”