KJV ORIGINAL
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Ishmael took everyone who was left in Mizpah as prisoners — including the king's daughters and all the other people who had been placed under Gedaliah's protection by Nebuzaradan (the captain of the guard). Ishmael captured them all and headed toward the Ammonites' territory.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Ishmael betrayed everyone's trust and kidnapped the survivors who thought they were finally safe.
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