Jer 40:7-12 | ESV | STEP | When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the 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 the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon ,

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

b ver. 5

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

d[See ver. 6 above]

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

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

g ch. 42:1

h ch. 38:20

i[See ver. 6 above]

j[ver. 12]

k[Num. 22:1; 2 Sam. 8:2]

Jeremiah 40:7-12

7 ^aWhen all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that ^bthe 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 ^cthe poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon, 8 they went to Gedaliah at ^dMizpah— ^eIshmael the son of Nethaniah, ^fJohanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, ^gJezaniah 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, ^hand it shall be well with you. 10 As for me, I will dwell at ⁱMizpah, to represent you before the Chaldeans who will come to us. But as for you, ^jgather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” 11 Likewise, when all the Judeans who were in ^kMoab and among ^lthe Ammonites and in ^mEdom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them, 12 ⁿthen all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they had been driven and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they ^ogathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.