KJV ORIGINAL
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?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Johanan pulled Gedaliah aside privately in Mizpah and said, 'Let me go take out Ishmael — nobody has to know. Why should we let him kill you? If that happens, all the Jews who've gathered around you will scatter, and what's left of Judah will be completely destroyed.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes someone sees the danger coming and tries to protect you, even when it means getting their hands dirty.
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