Jeremiah 40:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴ They said, “Gedaliah, we came to warn you that King Baalis of Ammon hired Ishmael to murder you!”

Gedaliah refused to believe them, ¹⁵ so Johanan went to Gedaliah privately and said, “Let me kill Ishmael. No one will find out who did it. There are only a few people left in Judah, but they are depending on you. And if you are murdered, they will be scattered or killed.”

¹⁶ Gedaliah answered, “Don't kill Ishmael! What you've said about him can't be true.”