of Shaphan g, whom the king of Babylon hath made governcur over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people : or go whereſoever it ſeemeth con- venient for thee rogo. Sothe captain of the guard gave " victuals and a reward, and let him go þ.
rt 1s not much material whether we interpr | tioned of Jeremiah or G:aaliah: if we Kron bag ; brewery * ; { ſenſe is, That before Jeremiah was gone out of the preſenee of . Nebuzar-adan, he either by his ſilence or by ſome declaration of his : Mind that is not here recorded; declaring that he was more inclined ' to ſtay in his own Countrey, Netuzar- adan bid him Go back &c {If we underſtand it of Geds44h, the ſenſe muſt be, becauſe Gedaliah 1s not to come back any more to me Gozhou to him &c, g Weread ! that the King of Babylos left Gedaliahas his Vice-Roy or Depur in Judah. What he was, more than the ſon of Ahikam, and Rs ' child of Shaphan, the Scriprurertells us nor, only that he was leftby ' the King of Babylon as Ruler over the people he thought fit to bs, ; 2 Kings 25. 22. probably he was one of them, who, during the | Siege, had gone out to the Kingof Babylon, to him the Captain of the ; Guard direQterh the Prophet, bur gives him liberty, to dwell where ; he pleaſeth. þ So ſends lim away. with ViRtuals and a Reward Ie is more than probable that the King of Babylon had heard from ! ſome of the Jews, who, during the Siege had made an eſcape to his Army, that the Scope of the Prophets Prophecies were for the + +7 a of the City, and the Jews: ſubmiſſion to him as was before ſaid. 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the ſon of Ahikam, co Mizpah i, and dwelt wich him among the | people that were left in the land, | # Mizpah was built by 4ſa, 1 Kings 15. 22. or rather enlarged o ! further builr, for we read of it. as a Cit £ p | 0 logos dr ue | y belonging to the Tribe of
;the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the fon of Ahikamgovernourin the land, and had committed unto ; him, men, women and'children, and ofthe poor of the tend, of chem that were not- carried away captive to 'Babylon.
8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ith- | mael the ſon of Nethaniah,, and Johanan and Jonathan 'the ſons of Kareah, and Seraiah the ſon of Tanhumeth and the ſons of Ephai the Netophathice, and Jezaniah ithe ſon of a Maachathite, they and their men &.
k Ttis moſt likely that theſe Captains wich their Forces, were no
He word which came to Jeremiah from the LOR Da, after that Nebuzar-adan the capcain of the guard had lethim go from Ramah þ, when he had taken him being b-un4 in || chains among all that were carried away captive of Jeruſalem and Judah which were carried
away captive into Babylon «, |
'newly raiſedand formed Companies, for to what purpoſe ſhould that be when their Ciry and whole Countrey was loſt ? But ſome Com- manders of Parties, - which either were within the City till it was taken, and thenefcaped our; or-were about before ſome were in the Countrey,and were not ſa much regarded by the Chaldeans, who were
: more intent upon the Conqueſt of the Ciry,than purſuing theſe little
' Parties, who they knew could do themrnv hurt, Theſe hearing thar the
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7-0 the buſineſs was over, and a Deputy Governour ſet up, who was of their owa Country, and a man of a good ingnuous Temper, out. of the love they had to their Native Countrie come unto him. Of :!1eſe Captains weread little ſave 1hmae!, ( of whom we ſhall afterwards read more ) nor are we at all concerned to ſeek their Genealogy.
9 And Gedaliah the ſon of Ahikam. the ſon of Sha-
phan,ſware unto themand to their men, ſaying /, Fear not to ſerve the Chaldeans, dwell in the land, and ſerve the king of Babylon, and it ſhall be well with you 7. _ IThey might reaſonably ſuſpe& tharthe Chaldeans would have 2 jealous Eyeupon any conflux of People to Jeruſalem eſpecially Mi- litary Men, and therefore be ſomething ſuſpicious of him who was the Chaldean Deputy Governour. the ſecuring of them from fears on this account was the caſe of this voluntary Oath taken by Geaaliah, m He incourageth them to be Servants to the Chaldeans and to dwell in the Land, aſſuring them that if they would, they fhould fare well, he was well enough aſſured of the Chaldeans fan vour,that if they would livepeaceablyin their ownLand,theyſhould, they would not come any more to carry them away Capiive.
ro As for me, Behold I will dwell at Mizpah, f to ſervethe Chaldeans, which will come unto us » : but ye, gather ye wine and ſummer-fruits, and oy], and put zhem in your veſlels, and dwell in your cities that
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» Thatis, I have made choice of M:zpah, a City upon the Fron- tiers, where I intend to make my reſidence, it being a conventent place for me to receive orders from the king of Babylon, and to ma» nage State matters» o But doye live in the Country, and gather ſuch Fruits as the Country aftordetf, do not fear being ſtript or Tpoiled of them, but do as you uſeto do in the times of greateſt Peace, and Security. |
1t Likewiſe when all the Jews that were in Moab, and amongſt the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that werein all the countries, heard that the king of Baby- lon had left'a remnant of Judah, and that he had ſet over them Gedaliah the fon of Ahikam, the ſonof
Shaphan.
12 Even all the Jews returned out of allplaces whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah unto Mizpah, and gathered wine, and ſum-
mer fruits very much.