eighty men came from Shechem, Shiloh,(A) and Samaria(B) who had shaved their beards,(C) torn their clothes, and gashed themselves, and(D) who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord.(E) Ishmael son of Nethaniah came out of Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. When he encountered them, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam!” But when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into[a] a cistern.

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  1. 41:7 Syr; MT reads slaughtered them in

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