Jeremiah 48
1 Now it came to pass in the seventh
month that Ismael the son of Nathanias the son of Eleasa of the seed royal,
came, and ten men with him, to Godolias to Massepha: and they ate bread there
together. 2 And Ismael rose up, and
the ten men that were with him, and smote Godolias, whom the king of Babylon
had appointed governor over the land,
3 and all the Jews that were with him
in Massepha, and all the Chaldeans that were found there.
4 And it came to pass on the second
day after he had smitten Godolias, and no man knew
of it, 5 that
there came men from Sychem, and from Salem, and from Samaria,
even eighty men, having their beards shaven, and
their clothes rent, and beating their breasts, and
they had manna and frankincense in their hands, to
bring them into the house of the Lord.
6 And Ismael went out to meet them;
and they went on and wept: and he said to them, Come
in to Godolias. 7 And it came to pass,
when they had entered into the midst of the city,
that he slew them
and cast them into a pit.
8 But ten men were found there, and
they said to Ismael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, wheat
and barley, honey and oil. So he passed by, and slew them not in the midst of
their brethren.
9 Now the pit into which Ismael cast
all whom he smote, is the great pit, which king Asa had made for fear of Baasa
king of Israel: even this Ismael filled with slain
men.
10 And Ismael brought back all the
people that were left in Massepha, and the king's daughter, whom the captain
of the guard had committed in charge to Godolias the son of Achicam: and he
went away beyond the children of Ammon.
11 And Joanan the son of Careë, and
all the leaders of the host that were with him, heard of all the evil deeds
which Ismael had done. 12 And they
brought all their army, and went to fight against him, and found him near much
water in Gabaon. 13 And it came to
pass, when all the people that was with Ismael saw Joanan, and the leaders of
the host that was with him, 14 that
they returned to Joanan. 15 But
Ismael escaped with eight men and went to the children of Ammon.
16 And Joanan, and all the leaders of
the host that were with him, took all the remnant of the people, whom he
had brought back from Ismael, mighty men in war, and
the women, and the other property, and the eunuchs,
whom they had brought back from Gabaon:
17 and they departed, and dwelt in
Gaberoch-amaa, that is by Bethleem, to go into Egypt, for fear of the
Chaldeans: 18 for they were afraid of
them, because Ismael had smitten Godolias, whom the king of Babylon made
governor in the land.