Jeremiah 40:7-8

Jeremiah 40:7-8

Jeremiah 40:7-8

[7] Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; [8] Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

What is the context of Jeremiah 40:7-8?

Gedaliah and the Community in Judah (Jeremiah 40:7-12 true)
Gedaliah Governs in Judah (Jeremiah 40:7-12 true)
Gedaliah Assassinated .( S .) (Jeremiah 40:7-16 true)
The Assassination of Gedaliah (Jeremiah 40:7-16 true)
Gedaliah Advises Peace (Jeremiah 40:7-16 true)
Jeremiah with Gedaliah the Governor (Jeremiah 40:1-16 true)
Jeremiah Remains in Judah (Jeremiah 40:1-16 true)

What does Jeremiah 40:7-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Several of the Judean guerrilla commanders, who had escaped from the Babylonian invaders, came to Gedaliah in Mizpah, with some of their men, when they heard that Nebuchadnezzar had appointed him over the region.