2 Kings 25:24 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

And Gedali´ah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

Common English Bible

Gedaliah made a solemn pledge to them and their soldiers, telling them, “Don’t be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Stay in the land and serve the Babylonian king, and things will go well for you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Gedaliah swore to them and to their companions, saying: "Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Remain in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying: Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees. Stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

2 Kings 25:24 Cross References

2 Samuel 14:11

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

2 Samuel 19:23

Therefore the king said unto Shim´e-i, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

2 Kings 25:23

And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedali´ah governor, there came to Gedali´ah to Mizpah, even Ish´ma-el the son of Nethani´ah, and Jo´hanan the son of Care´ah, and Serai´ah the son of Tan´humeth the Netoph´athite, and Ja-azani´ah the son of a Ma-ach´athite, they and their men.

2 Kings 25:25

But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ish´ma-el the son of Nethani´ah, the son of Elish´ama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedali´ah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

Jeremiah 43:6

even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Neb´uzar–a´dan the captain of the guard had left with Gedali´ah the son of Ahi´kam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neri´ah.