Jeremiah 40:8 meaning and explanation
they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.
Jeremiah 40:8, Berean Standard Bible
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After Jerusalem fell, the Babylonians appointed Gedaliah as governor over the poor who remained in Judah. This verse lists the guerrilla commanders and their men who came to him at Mizpah, among them Ishmael, who would later assassinate Gedaliah, and Johanan, who tried to warn him.
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