16. तब प्रजा में से जितने बच गए थे, अर्थात् जिन योद्वाओं, स्त्रियों, बालबच्चों और खोजों को कारेह का पुत्रा योहानान, अहीकाम के पुत्रा गदल्याह के मिस्पा में मारे जाने के बाद नतन्याह के पुत्रा इश्माएल के पास से छुड़ाकर गिबोन से फेर ले आया था, उनको वह अपने सब संगी दलों के प्रधानों समेत लेकर चल दिया।
16. Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, led away all of the people from Mizpah who were still alive. All of the other army officers who were with Johanan helped him do it. He had taken them away from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah. That happened after Ishmael had murdered Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. The people Johanan had taken away included the soldiers, women, children and court officials he had brought from Gibeon.