21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah
was carried away out of their land.
22 And as forthe people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon
had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite,
and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the
servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well
with you.
25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of
Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and
the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to
Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of
Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth dayof the month, thatEvilmerodach
king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah
out of prison;
28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that werewith
him in Babylon;
29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of
his life.
30 And his allowance wasa continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every
day, all the days of his life.