KJV ORIGINAL
But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But Johanan (Kareah's son) and all the military leaders gathered up everyone who was left from Judah — all the people who had come back from different countries where they'd been scattered and were trying to rebuild their lives in their homeland.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the people who are supposed to protect you end up controlling you instead.
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