And Gedaliah swore 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.
24. Gedaliah sware to them ] He gave them a most solemn promise that they should enjoy the security which he expected under the rule of the Chaldans.
Fear not to be [R.V. because of ] the servants of the Chaldees ] R.V. Chaldans. The alarm of the returning fugitives would be lest another Chaldan force should come and do to Mizpah as they had done to Jerusalem.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
As rebels against the Babylonian king, their lives were forfeit. Gedaliah pledged himself to them by oath, that, if they gave no further cause of complaint, their past offences should be forgiven.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 24. Gedaliah sware to them] He pledged himself in the most solemn manner to encourage and protect them.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Sware to them, and to their men; assured them by his promise and oath, that they, doing what he required, should be kept from the evils which they feared. This he might safely swear, because he had not only the king of Babylons promise and interest too, but also Gods promise, for their indemnity, delivered by Jeremiah.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on 2Ki 25:22]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24) fear not to be the servants.Rather, Be not afraid of the servants. By the servants of the Chaldees Gedaliah probably means those who recognised the Chaldeans as their mastersthat is to say, himself and those who adhere to him. He promises immunity for the past if only the captains and their men will settle down quietly as subjects of the conqueror.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
24. Sware to them Assured them upon oath that they had no reason to fear further trouble. They seem to have come to him to understand the situation of things, being yet in fear for their own lives.
Fear not to be the servants Rather, be not afraid of the servants of the Chaldees. Ishmael was of the royal seed, and had reason to fear a fate similar to that of other members of the royal house who had fallen into the hands of the Chaldees. Gedaliah, as governor, assures him and the rest that no harm will befall them if they continue peaceably in the land. These servants of the Chaldees are to be understood as Babylonian officials stationed in various parts of the land to co-operate with Gedaliah in preserving order.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ki 25:24 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.
Ver. 24. Dwell in the land, and serve. ] The Arabians have a good proverb, Os quod in sorte tua cediderit, rodas, Be content with your condition; and if you cannot bring your estate to your mind, bring your mind to your estate.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
it shall be well with you. So God designed it (Jer 27:5, Jer 27:6, Jer 27:11).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
sware to them: 2Sa 14:11, 2Sa 19:23, Jer 40:9, Jer 40:10, Eze 33:24-29
and it shall be: Jer 40:9, Jer 43:6
Reciprocal: 2Ki 25:18 – captain
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 25:24. Gedaliah sware to them Assured them by his promise and oath, that if they would be patient and peaceable under the government of the king of Babylon, and would conduct themselves properly, they should be kept from the evils which they feared. This he might safely swear, because he had not only Nebuchadnezzars promise, and interest too, but also Gods promise, delivered by Jeremiah. And it might seem that a fair prospect was now again opening for them. But, alas! this hopeful settlement was soon dashed to pieces, not by the Chaldeans, but by themselves. The things of their peace were so hid from their eyes that they neither knew when they were well, nor would believe when they were told so even by God himself.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
25:24 And Gedaliah {l} 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.
(l) That is, he exhorted them in the Name of the Lord, according to Jeremiah’s counsel, to submit themselves to Nebuchadnezzar, seeing it was the revealed will of the Lord.