7. योद्वाओं के जो दल दिहात में थे, जब उनके सब प्रधानों ने अपने जनों समेत सुना कि बाबुल के राजा ने अहीकाम के पुत्रा गदल्याह को देश का अधिकारी ठहराया है, और देश के जिन कंगाल लोगों को वह बाबुल को नहीं ले गया, क्या पुरूष, क्या स्त्री, क्या बालबच्चे, उन सभों को उसे सौंप दिया है,
7. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, together with Johanan and Jonathan, the two sons of Kareah, had been officers in Judah's army. And so had Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah from Maacah. They and their troops had been stationed outside Jerusalem and had not been captured. They heard that Gedaliah had been chosen to rule Judah, and that the poorest men, women, and children had not been taken away to Babylonia. So they went to Mizpah and met with their new ruler.