KJV ORIGINAL
Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When all the military commanders and their troops who were still hiding out in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah (Ahikam's son) as governor over the land, and that he was put in charge of the men, women, children, and poor people who hadn't been taken away to Babylon as prisoners,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Word spread fast that someone was finally put in charge of the people left behind.
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