13. When all those taken by Ishmael at Mizpah saw Johanan, Kareah’s son, and all his army officers with him, they were delighted.
14. They rallied around Johanan, Kareah’s son, and returned home with him.
15. But Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, and eight of his men eluded Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
16. Then Johanan, Kareah’s son, and all the army officers with him took the small group they had rescued in Gibeon, including the soldiers, women, children, and commanding officers that Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, had captured at Mizpah after killing Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son.
17. They set out for Egypt, stopping on the way at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem,
18. because they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they found out that Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, had killed Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the region.