Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Then Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, and his ten companions attacked Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan. The king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as the leader of the land. They killed him with a sword.