2Ki 25:24 | NETfull | STEP | Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. He said, “You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.”

2 Kings 25:24

24 Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. ^{▼▼ The words “so as to give them…some assurance of safety” are supplied in the translation for clarification.} He said, “You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.”