15 But Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, escaped from Johanan with eight men and fled to the Ammonites.
16 Then Johanan, son of Kareah, and all the military leaders took charge of all the rest of the people whom Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, had taken away from Mizpah after he killed Gedaliah, son of Ahikam—the soldiers, the women with children, and court officials, whom he brought back from Gibeon.
17 They set out and stopped at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go into Egypt.
18 They were afraid of the Chaldeans, because Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, had slain Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had set over the land.