Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
So all these military leaders came to meet with Gedaliah at Mizpah, Ishmael, Johanan, Jonathan, Seraiah, the sons of Ephai, and Jezaniah, along with all their troops.
The remaining commanders gathered together to figure out what's next.
📚 Historical Context
In the aftermath of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC, the city had fallen, and the Babylonians appointed Gedaliah as governor to administer the remaining population in Judah, allowing some Jews to stay in the land. Mizpah served as Gedaliah's headquarters, a place of relative safety where survivors gathered amid the ruins of their nation. This verse lists specific leaders and their followers who came to align with Gedaliah, reflecting the efforts to rebuild community and loyalty in a time of political instability and foreign occupation.
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