2 Kings 25:21-23
EasyEnglish Bible
21 There, at Riblah, the king of Babylon commanded his soldiers to punish them all with death.
That was how Judah's people went into exile, away from their own land.
Gedaliah rules Judah
22 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon chose Gedaliah, to have authority to rule the people who were still in Judah. Gedaliah was the son of Ahikam and the grandson of Shaphan.
23 The officers of Judah's army and their men heard news that the king of Babylon had chosen Gedaliah to be the ruler of Judah. So they went to meet Gedaliah at Mizpah. The army officers were:
Nethaniah's son Ishmael,
Kareah's son Johanan,
Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, who came from Netophah,
and Jaazaniah, whose father came from Maakah.
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