11. But when Johanan son of Kareah and the other guerrilla leaders heard about Ishmael’s crimes,
12. they took all their men and set out to stop him. They caught up with him at the large pool near Gibeon.
13. The people Ishmael had captured shouted for joy when they saw Johanan and the other guerrilla leaders.
14. And all the captives from Mizpah escaped and began to help Johanan.
15. Meanwhile, Ishmael and eight of his men escaped from Johanan into the land of Ammon.
16. Then Johanan son of Kareah and the other guerrilla leaders took all the people they had rescued in Gibeon—the soldiers, women, children, and court officials whom Ishmael had captured after he killed Gedaliah.
17. They took them all to the village of Geruth-kimham near Bethlehem, where they prepared to leave for Egypt.
18. They were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they heard that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonian king.