Jeremiah 40:15

Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in secret at Mizpah. "Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah," he said. "No one will know. Why should he kill you? Then all the people of Judah who have gathered around you would be scattered. The few people left in Judah would perish."

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Previous · Jeremiah 40:14They said to him, "Do you know that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to kill you?" But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe… Next · Jeremiah 40:16But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, "Don't do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie."