2 Kings 25:23 meaning and explanation
When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.
2 Kings 25:23, Berean Standard Bible
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After Jerusalem fell, the Babylonians appointed Gedaliah, a Judean from a respected family, to govern the survivors left in the land. The commanders named here were guerrilla leaders who had escaped the siege and were still hiding in the countryside with their men.
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