16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, took from Mizpah all the ^arest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah after he had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—the mighty men of war and the women and the children and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.  ‡

17 And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of ^aChimham, which is near Bethlehem, as they went on their way to ^bEgypt,  ‡

18 because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, ^awhom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land. ‡