Jeremiah 41:3 meaning and explanation
Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
Jeremiah 41:3, Berean Standard Bible
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After Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah to govern the surviving Judeans at Mizpah, and a Babylonian garrison was stationed there. Ishmael, a member of the royal family, murdered Gedaliah and then slaughtered the Judeans and Chaldean soldiers present, perhaps hoping to seize leadership and provoke Babylon.
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