Jeremiah 40:7

All the army commanders and their men out in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had put Gedaliah son of Ahikam in charge of the land. They heard he had put him over the men, women, and children who were the poorest in the land. These people had not been taken away to Babylon.

Jeremiah 40:7, Readable English Bible (READ)

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