Jeremiah 40:9-11

Christian Standard Bible

⁹ Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.^{(A) 10} As for me, I am going to live in Mizpah to represent you^[a] before the Chaldeans^(B) who come to us. As for you, gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have captured.”

¹¹ When all the Judeans in Moab^(C) and among the Ammonites and in^(D) Edom and in all the other lands^(E) also heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, over them,