Jeremiah 41:16-18

16Then Johanan the son of Kareah and aall the leaders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikamsoldiers, bwomen, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from cGibeon. 17And they went and stayed at Geruth dChimham near eBethlehem, intending to go to Egypt 18because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, fwhom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

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