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Jeremiah 40:13
Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports that Johanan son of Kareah and the field commanders arrive at Mizpah to meet Gedaliah immediately after the exiled population returns to Judah and gathers harvest.
The words — The Hebrew שָׂרֵי הַ/חֲיָלִ֖ים (sarê haḥālîm) translates literally as "commanders of the armies," while בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה (baśśādeh) denotes their prior station "in the open country."
The thread — This movement mirrors the earlier arrival of Johanan and his commanders at Mizpah in Jeremiah 40:8 and precedes their joint approach to Jeremiah in Jeremiah 42:1.
Why it lands — The text records the consolidation of military leadership around Gedaliah, establishing the factual basis for the warning and assassination plot that follows in Jeremiah 40:14.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 40:8 they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.
- Jeremiah 42:1 Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached