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We may be allowed to conjecture that Jeremiah, in gratitude for Ahikam’s service to him (Jeremiah 26:24), recommended his son Gedaliah …

Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. —Ahikam was one of Josiah’s princes (2 Kings 22:12). In the reign of Jehoiakim he saved th…

That were left in the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen; over these …

The king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah to be the governor and protector of the Jews left in their land. But the things of their peace were so hidde…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes