But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. (2 Kings 25:25)
Perhaps two months after the destruction of Jerusalem (vs. 8-12), possibly a year later (cf. PK 460).
Smote Gedaliah.
Ishmael had been hired by Baalis the king of Ammon to murder Gedaliah (Jer. 40:14). The assassination might have been averted if Gedaliah had been more alert and had given heed to the warning brought him by Johanan (Jer. 40:13-16). Gedaliah was treacherously slain after he had entertained Ishmael and his men at a friendly meal (Jer. 41:1-3).