When they left Gibeon, they stayed near Bethlehem at Geruth Kimham on their way to Egypt.
Then you say, ‘We’ll go to Egypt, where we won’t have to see war, hear the sound of a ram’s horn, or be hungry. We’ll stay there.’
“The Lord has told you people who are left in Judah not to go to Egypt. You need to know that I am warning you today.
Johanan (son of Kareah) and all the army commanders took all the people who were left in Judah to Egypt. These were all the people who had come back to Judah from the places where they had been scattered.
They didn’t listen to the Lord, so they went to Egypt. They went as far as Tahpanhes.