12. So they left the places where they had been scattered and returned to the land, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. There they gathered large amounts of grapes and summer fruits.
13. Johanan, Kareah’s son, and all the army officers in the countryside approached Gedaliah at Mizpah
14. and said to him, "Are you aware that King Baalis of Ammon has sent Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son, to kill you?" But Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son, wouldn’t believe them.