6 ^aThen Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to ^bMizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land.  ‡

7 ^aAnd when all the captains of the armies who were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and ^bthe poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon,  ‡

9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath before them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be ^awell with you.  ‡

10 As for me, I will indeed dwell at Mizpah and serve the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”