Now the cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the corpses of the men he had struck down was a large one[a] that King Asa had made in the encounter with Baasha king of Israel.(A) Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

10 Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah including the daughters of the king—all those who remained in Mizpah over whom Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.(B)

The Captives Rescued by Johanan

11 When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies(C) with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 41:9 LXX; MT reads down by the hand of Gedaliah

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