Ver. 22-24. And as for the people that remained That were left in the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen; over these the king of Babylon made Gedaliah governor, to whom the captains, with their scattered troops, came, and submitted for a time; of whom, (See Gill on Jeremiah 40:7), (See Gill on Jeremiah 40:8), (See Gill on Jeremiah 40:9).
20
Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard took all of these people and brought them to the Babylonian king at Riblah.
21
The king of Babylon struck them down, killing them in Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was exiled from its land.
22
Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar put Gedaliah, Ahikam's son and Shaphan's grandson, in charge of the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
23
All the army officers and their soldiers heard that the Babylonian king had appointed Gedaliah as governor, so they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah. The officers were Ishmael, Nethaniah's son; Johanan, Kareah's son; Seraiah, Tanhumeth's son who was a Netophathite; and Jaazaniah, Maacathite's son.
24
Gedaliah made a solemn pledge to them and their soldiers, telling them, "Don't be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Stay in the land and serve the Babylonian king, and things will go well for you."