## as he encountered them ##

AT: "as Ishmael came closer to the 80 men"

## It came about that ##

This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

## Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them and threw them into a pit, he and the men who were with him ##

AT: "Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and the men who were with him, killed most of the 80 men and threw them into a pit"