Jeremiah 40:13-16

New American Standard Bible

¹³ Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, ¹⁴ and said to him, “Are you well aware that Baalis the king of the sons of ^(A)Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them. ¹⁵ Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “^(B)Let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know! Why should he ^(C)take your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered to you would be scattered and the ^(D)remnant of Judah would perish?” ¹⁶ But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “^(E)Do not do this thing, for you are telling a lie about Ishmael.”