Jeremiah 41:16-18

Contemporary English Version

Johanan Decides To Take the People to Egypt

¹⁶ Johanan and the officers had rescued the women, children, and royal officials that Ishmael had taken prisoner after killing Gedaliah. Johanan led the people from Gibeon ^17-18 toward Egypt. They wanted to go there, because they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they found out that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the ruler appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar.^[a]

The People Ask Jeremiah To Pray for Them

On the way to Egypt, we^[b] stopped at the town of Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem.