Jeremiah 41:11-18

Johanan rescues the people from Ishmael

11 Kareah's son Johanan and the army officers who were with him heard news about what had happened. They heard about the wicked things that Nethaniah's son Ishmael had done. 12 So they took all their soldiers to go and fight against Ishmael. They chased after him. They caught him near the large pool at Gibeon. 13 All the people that Ishmael had taken as his prisoners saw Johanan and the officers who were with him. They were very happy to see them. 14 All the people that Ishmael had taken away from Mizpah ran away from him. They went to join Kareah's son Johanan. 15 But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped from Johanan. They went to live among the Ammonite people.

16 Johanan and the army officers who were with him led the people away from Gibeon. Those were the people who were still alive in Mizpah after Ishmael had murdered Gedaliah. Now Johanan and his men had rescued them from Ishmael. Johanan brought those men, women, children, soldiers and palace officers away from Gibeon.

17 They started on the way towards Egypt. They stopped at Geruth Kimham, a town that is near Bethlehem. 18 They were afraid that the soldiers of Babylon would want to kill them. They would be angry because Nethaniah's son Ishmael had killed Ahikam's son Gedaliah. The king of Babylon had chosen Gedaliah to rule Judah.