Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces left and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans — the assassination of Gedaliah precipitates flight to Egypt by the surviving populace and military leadership. The phrase 'they were afraid of the Chaldeans' indicates that the assassination would bring Babylonian reprisal. The flight to Egypt represents the final diaspora: survivors scatter to foreign lands.

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