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And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
2 Kings 25:23 — KJV
All the captains. Many of these men had fled with the king and had dispersed themselves over the country (vs. 4, 5). Now they came out of hiding and made their way to Gedaliah (Jer. 40:7, 8).
Mizpah. A city of Benjamin, near Ramah (Joshua 18:25, 26; 1 Kings 15:22). The exact site is unknown, some locating it about 5 mi. (8 km.) northwest of Jerusalem (as in the map of Palestine during the Period of the Judges), others 7 1/2 mi. (12 km.) north.
The latter identification, at Tell en-Nasbeh, is employed in this commentary and in the maps drawn for it. This site is assigned to Ataroth on the map of Palestine In Biblical Times. The tribes were summoned here at times for conferences during the later period of the judges (Judges 20:1-3; 21:1,5,8). Here Samuel gathered the tribes and here he judged Israel (1 Sam. 7:5-17). Here also Saul was chosen king (1 Sam. 10:17-25). Asa fortified the site as a defense against the northern tribes (1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chron. 16:6).
With such a background, and so near Jerusalem, Mizpah would make a suitable headquarters of the new administration.
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