Now when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
Commentaries
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The captains of the armies—that is, the officers of the troops who had fled from Jerusalem with Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:4) and had …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
An extract from Jeremiah 40-63, relating to the people left in the land.
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:22)
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
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…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes