“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.”
Named captains—Ishmael, Johanan, and others—represent the surviving military leadership attempting to maintain order. Their variety suggests competing interests that will become apparent.
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