JEREMIAH 41

ISHMAEL BRINGS CHAOS UPON JUDAH

Fulfilling his plan, Ishmael assassinates Gedaliah along with murdering multiple other Judeans and Babylonian soldiers. Shortly after, Ishmael kills seventy more men and throws their bodies into a cistern.

Ishmael continues to wreak havoc by taking a group of Gedaliah’s men captive and forcing them to travel towards the Ammonites. On the way there, they come across Johanan, who initially warned Gedaliah about Ishmael. Johanan defeats Ishmael’s men and frees the captives, but Ishmael himself gets away.