October
586 B.C. King Gedaliah is killed. 2 Kings 25.22-26.
Babylonian Conquest, Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah But
Killed in Rebellion
22 Then he made Gedaliah
the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over the people who remained in
the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. 23 Now
when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the
king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at
Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son
of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and
their men. 24 And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their
men, and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans.
Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with
you.” 25 But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men
and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were
with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, small and great, and
the captains of the armies, arose and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of
the Chaldeans.
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