Murder of Gedaliah by Ishmael. Three months (Jeremiah 39:2) after the capture of Jerusalem, Ishmael, who was of royal blood (and so perhaps jealous of the governor's position), together with ten followers, took advantage of Gedaliah's hospitality to murder him, and those with him (in his house, or at the banquet).

Jeremiah 41:3. Omit, with LXX, even with Gedaliah, and even the men of war, i.e. the body-guard.

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