The Meaning of 2 Kings 25:23 Explained

2 Kings 25:23

KJV: 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.

YLT: And all the heads of the forces hear -- they and the men -- that the king of Babylon hath appointed Gedaliah, and they come in unto Gedaliah, to Mizpah, even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maachathite -- they and their men;

Darby: And all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

ASV: Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Kings 25:23 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 25:22-30 - The Remnant Flee To Egypt
Thus at last the city, which had been full of people, sat solitary, bewailed by Jeremiah in exquisite elegies. The poorest only were left, under Gedaliah, the constant friend to Jeremiah. See Jeremiah 40:6. His brief rule brought a gleam of light, a transient relief from the long monotony of disaster and despair. But the dastardly murder of this noble man by Ishmael, who was jealous of him, added the last bitter ingredient to the already bitter cup of the harried remnant, Jeremiah 40:1-16; Jeremiah 41:1-18. Notwithstanding Jeremiah's earnest protestations, they finally deserted their own land, and settled in Egypt, Jeremiah 44:1.
Thus ended the kingdom of Judah, and thereafter the Jews became a scattered people. Though the return under Ezra seemed likely to renew their kingdom, this also was a transient dream which ended in their final overthrow in a.d. 70. Note how pathetically, in his last paragraph, the chronicler snatches at the one small crumb of comfort left, in the pity providentially shown to Jehoiachin by the Babylonian king. God had not forgotten the sure mercies of David!
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Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 25

1  Jerusalem is besieged
4  Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out
8  Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;
13  and carries away the treasures
18  The nobles are slain at Riblah
22  Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt
27  Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 25:23 mean?

and when heard all the captains of the armies they and [their] men that had made governor the king of Babylon - Gedaliah and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah and Ishmael son of Nethaniah and Johanan of Kareah and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and Jaazaniah of a Maachathite and their men
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ כָל־ שָׂרֵ֨י הַחֲיָלִ֜ים הֵ֣מָּה וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים כִּֽי־ הִפְקִ֤יד מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶל֙ אֶת־ גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־ גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־ נְתַנְיָ֡ה וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן קָ֠רֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה בֶן־ תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩  and  when  heard 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
שָׂרֵ֨י  the  captains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַחֲיָלִ֜ים  of  the  armies 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים  and  [their]  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
כִּֽי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
הִפְקִ֤יד  had  made  governor 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּקַד 
Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בָּבֶל֙  of  Babylon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ  Gedaliah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּדַלְיָה 
Sense: a son of Jeduthun in the time of David.
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ  and  they  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ  Gedaliah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּדַלְיָה 
Sense: a son of Jeduthun in the time of David.
הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה  at  Mizpah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְפָּה  
Sense: a place in Gilead north of Jabbok and location of Laban’s cairn.
וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל  and  Ishmael 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׁמָעֵאל  
Sense: son of Abraham and Sarah’s handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נְתַנְיָ֡ה  of  Nethaniah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְתַנְיָה 
Sense: son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah.
וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן  and  Johanan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוחָנָן  
Sense: a priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim who returned with Zerubbabel.
קָ֠רֵחַ  of  Kareah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָרֵחַ  
Sense: father of Johanan and Jonathan who supported Gedaliah’s authority and avenged his murder.
וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה  and  Seraiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂרָיָה 
Sense: the scribe or secretary of David.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת  of  Tanhumeth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּנְחֻמֶת  
Sense: father of Seraiah, a leader who joined Gedaliah after Jerusalem’s fall.
הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י  the  Netophathite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְטֹופָתִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Netophah.
וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙  and  Jaazaniah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַאֲזַנְיָה 
Sense: a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar.
הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י  of  a  Maachathite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַעֲכָתִי  
Sense: used of one of David’s mighty warriors.
וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם  and  their  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.

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