Then take some of these hairs out and throw them into the fire, burning them up. A fire will then spread from this remnant and destroy all of Israel.

再从这几根中取些扔在火中焚烧，从里面必有火出来烧入以色列全家。

再从其中取一些扔在火里，在火中焚烧；必有火从其中出来烧尽以色列全家。

再从其中取一些扔在火里，在火中焚烧；必有火从其中出来烧尽以色列全家。

再从中取出几根丢在火里焚烧，必有火从这里燃起，蔓延到整个以色列。”

再从这几根须发中取一部分投在火里焚烧；火必从那里蔓延到以色列全家。”

再從這幾根中取些扔在火中焚燒，從裏面必有火出來燒入以色列全家。

再從其中取一些扔在火裏，在火中焚燒；必有火從其中出來燒盡以色列全家。

再從其中取一些扔在火裏，在火中焚燒；必有火從其中出來燒盡以色列全家。

再從中取出幾根丟在火裡焚燒，必有火從這裡燃起，蔓延到整個以色列。」

再從這幾根鬚髮中取一部分投在火裡焚燒；火必從那裡蔓延到以色列全家。”

再從這些之中取些扔在火中，在火中焚燒；就必有火從那裏面出來燒入以色列全家。

此中復取少許、投於火而焚之、自此必有火出、及於以色列全家、○

半投之火、焚之務盡、蓋必有火出、焚以色列全家、

復自此中更取少許、投之於火、以火焚燬、蓋自其中必有火出、焚以色列全族、

Again, take a few of these and throw them into the fire and burn them up. A fire will spread from there to all Israel.

Next, get a few more hairs. Throw them into the fire. Burn them up. The fire will spread to all the people of Israel.”

And of these again you shall take some and cast them into the midst of the fire and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will come out into all the house of Israel.

Take some more of them, throw them into the fire, and burn them in it. A fire will spread from it to the whole house of Israel.

Take again some of them and throw them into the fire and burn them in the fire; from it a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.

Then take some of them again and throw them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will go out into all the house of Israel.

And of these again shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; therefrom shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

Take some more of them, throw them into the fire, and burn them in it. A fire will spread from it to the whole house of Israel.

Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire;[ for] thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

Again, take more of them and throw them into the fire, and burn them up. From there a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.

Of these again you shall take, and cast them into the middle of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From it a fire will come out into all the house of Israel.

But in midautumn of that year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, went to Mizpah with ten men and killed Gedaliah. He also killed all the Judeans and Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.

“ The people flee as far as Heshbon but are unable to go on. For a fire comes from Heshbon, King Sihon’s ancient home, to devour the entire land with all its rebellious people.

O people of Judah and Jerusalem, surrender your pride and power. Change your hearts before the Lord, or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire because of all your sins.

In Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty third year he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745 more— a total of 4,600 captives in all.

But in midautumn of that year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and had been one of the king’s high officials, went to Mizpah with ten men to meet Gedaliah. While they were eating together,Ishmael and his ten men suddenly jumped up, drew their swords, and killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor.Ishmael also killed all the Judeans and the Babylonian soldiers who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.The next day, before anyone had heard about Gedaliah’s murder,eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the Lord. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense.Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said,“ Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!”But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.The other ten had talked Ishmael into letting them go by promising to bring him their stores of wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey that they had hidden away.The cistern where Ishmael dumped the bodies of the men he murdered was the large one dug by King Asa when he fortified Mizpah to protect himself against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with corpses.Then Ishmael made captives of the king’s daughters and the other people who had been left under Gedaliah’s care in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard. Taking them with him, he started back toward the land of Ammon.But when Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders heard about Ishmael’s crimes,they took all their men and set out to stop him. They caught up with him at the large pool near Gibeon.The people Ishmael had captured shouted for joy when they saw Johanan and the other military leaders.And all the captives from Mizpah escaped and began to help Johanan.Meanwhile, Ishmael and eight of his men escaped from Johanan into the land of Ammon.Then Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders took all the people they had rescued in Gibeon— the soldiers, women, children, and court officials whom Ishmael had captured after he killed Gedaliah.They took them all to the village of Geruth kimham near Bethlehem, where they prepared to leave for Egypt.They were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they heard that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonian king.