Jer 40:5-9 | ESV | STEP | If you remain , then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam , son of Shaphan , whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah , and dwell with him among the people . Or go wherever you think it right to go . So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present , and let him go .

bSee ch. 39:14

c ch. 41:2

d[See ver. 5 above]

e ch. 41:6; Josh. 18:26

f ch. 37:12; 39:14

g ch. 39:10

hFor ver. 7-9, see 2 Kgs. 25:23, 24

i ver. 5

j ch. 39:10; 2 Kgs. 25:12

k[See ver. 6 above]

l ver. 14, 15, 16; See ch. 41:1-3

m ver. 13, 15, 16; ch. 42:1, 8

n ch. 42:1

o ch. 38:20

Jeremiah 40:5-9

5 If you remain, ^{▼▼Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain} then return to ^bGedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, ^cwhom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go. 6 Then Jeremiah went to ^dGedaliah the son of Ahikam, at ^eMizpah, and lived with him ^famong the people ^gwho were left in the land.

7 ^hWhen all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that ⁱthe king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of ^jthe poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon, 8 they went to Gedaliah at ^kMizpah— ^lIshmael the son of Nethaniah, ^mJohanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, ⁿJezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. 9 Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, ^oand it shall be well with you.