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Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
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A Scattered Remnant Gathers
Commentators explain that the 'captains of the forces' were the military leaders who had escaped the fall of Jerusalem and had been in hiding. Their emergence to meet the new governor, Gedaliah, represents a fragile gathering of what little was left of Judah's leadership, setting the stage for a new, albeit uncertain, chapter.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 25:23
18th Century
Theologian
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
On 2 Kings 25:23
19th Century
Bishop
The captains of the armies. —Rather, the army captains; or, the captains of the forces. They and their men had f…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 25:23
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:22)
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 25:22–30
17th Century
Minister
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…