¹³ And Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah ¹⁴ and said to him, “Are you at all aware^[a] that Baalis, the king of the Ammonites,^[b] has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, to kill you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them. ¹⁵ Then Johanan the son of Kareah said to Gedaliah in secrecy at Mizpah, saying,^[c] “Please let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and nobody^[d] will know. Why should he kill you, so that all of Judah who are gathered to you will be scattered, and the remnant of Judah will perish?” ¹⁶ But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You must not do this thing, for you are telling a lie about Ishmael.”