¹⁷ And they went on, stopping at Geruth Kimham^(A) near Bethlehem^(B) on their way to Egypt^{(C) 18} to escape the Babylonians.^[a] They were afraid^(D) of them because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah^(E) son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed as governor over the land.