The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
and said to him, “Are you aware-aware that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn’t believe them.
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Y’all must not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Y’all are to dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for y’all.
As for the people who were left in the land of Judah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.
“Y’all go and inquire of YHWH for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found. For great is YHWH’s fury that is poured out on us, because our ancestors have not kept word of YHWH, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
sent for and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to bring him home. So he lived among the people.