Jeremiah 41:14 meaning and explanation

and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.

Jeremiah 41:14, Berean Standard Bible

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After Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, Gedaliah was the governor the empire appointed over the poor left in the land. Ishmael, a member of the royal family, murdered him and took the people of Mizpah captive, heading for Ammon (verses 1 to 10).

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