1 The Lordspoke to me after Nebuzaradan, the commanding officer, had set me free at Ramah. I had been taken there in chains, along with all the other people from Jerusalemand Judah who were being taken away as prisoners to Babylonia.
2 The commanding officer took me aside and said, "The Lordyour God threatened this land with destruction, 3 and now he has done what he said he would. All this happened because your people sinned against the Lordand disobeyed him. 4 Now, I am taking the chains off your wrists and setting you free. If you want to go to Babyloniawith me, you may do so, and I will take care of you. But if you don’t want to go, you don’t have to. You have the whole country to choose from, and you may go wherever you wish."
5 When I did not answer,40.5: When I did not answer; or Then, before he left.Nebuzaradan said, "Go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikamand grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babyloniahas made governor of the towns of Judah. You may stay with him and live among the people, or you may go anywhere you think you should." Then he gave me a present and some food to take with me, and let me go on my way. 6 I went to stay with Gedaliahin Mizpahand lived among the people who were left in the land.
7 2 K 25.22-24Some of the Judean officers and soldiers had not surrendered. They heard that the king of Babyloniahad made Gedaliahgovernor of the land and had placed him in charge of all those who had not been taken away to Babylonia—the poorest people in the land. 8 So Ishmaelson of Nethaniah, Johananson of Kareah, Seraiahson of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephaifrom Netophah, and Jezaniahfrom Maacah went with their men to Gedaliahat Mizpah. 9 Gedaliahsaid to them, "I give you my word that there is no need for you to be afraid to surrender to the Babylonians. Settle in this land, serve the king of Babylonia, and all will go well with you. 10 I myself will stay in Mizpahand be your representative when the Babylonianscome here. But you can gather and store up wine, fruit, and olive oil, and live in the villages you occupy." 11 Meanwhile, all the Israelites who were in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and other countries, heard that the king of Babyloniahad allowed some Israelites to stay on in Judah and that he had made Gedaliahtheir governor. 12 So they left the places where they had been scattered, and returned to Judah. They came to Gedaliahat Mizpah, and there they gathered in large amounts of wine and fruit.
13 After this, Johananand the leaders of the soldiers who had not surrendered came to Gedaliahat Mizpah14 and said to him, "Don’t you know that King Baalisof Ammonhas sent Ishmaelto murder you?" But Gedaliahdid not believe it. 15 Then Johanansaid privately to him, "Let me go and kill Ishmael, and no one will know who did it. Why should he be allowed to murder you? That would cause all the Jews who have gathered around you to be scattered, and it would bring disaster on all the people who are left in Judah."
16 But Gedaliahanswered, "Don’t do it! What you are saying about Ishmaelis not true!"
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Ramah
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Ramah was the place that Baasha king of Israel fortified to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah; Asa carried away its stones and timber and built Geba and Mizpah (1 Kings 15:22).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, was King Josiah’s secretary and read before the king the Book of the Law, found in the temple and given to him by Hilkiah the priest. He was the father of Ahikam (2 Kings 22:10).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).