11 But when (A)Johanan the son of Kareah and (B)all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at (C)the great pool that is in (D)Gibeon. 13 And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and (E)all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced. 14 (F)So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to (G)the Ammonites.

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The Captives Rescued; Ishmael Escapes

11 Kareah’s son Jonathan and all the military leaders who were with him heard about all the terrible things that Nethaniah’s son Ishmael had done. 12 So they took all the men and went to fight Nethaniah’s son Ishmael, and they found him at the large pool that is at Gibeon. 13 When all the people who were with Ishmael saw Kareah’s son Jonathan and all the military leaders who were with him, they were glad. 14 All the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and went back to Kareah’s son Jonathan. 15 But Nethaniah’s son Ishmael and eight other[a] men escaped from Jonathan and went to the Ammonites.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 41:15 The Heb. lacks other