2 Kings 25:26 meaning and explanation
Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.
2 Kings 25:26, Berean Standard Bible
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After Gedaliah, the Babylonian appointed governor, was murdered by Ishmael, a member of the royal family, the remaining Judeans feared that Babylon would punish the whole population for the killing. So the people, from the poorest to the commanders, fled south to Egypt, reversing the exodus and leaving the land God had given them.
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