“Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?”
Johanan offers to kill Ishmael secretly, but Gedaliah refuses, saying no evidence justifies execution. His moral stance reflects commitment to justice despite danger.
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