4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the
acaptains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the
voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.
5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains
of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from
all nationsa, whither they had been
driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;
6 Even men, and women, and children, and the
king's adaughters, and every person that
bNebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with
cGedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and
Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
7 So they came into the land of
aEgypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus
came they even to bTahpanhes.
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5a all the remnant of Judah, that were
returned from all nations Now of course here when it speaks of
all the 'remnant of Judah' it is not an exclusive reference to only those
who descended from Judah the son of Jacob, but it is a reference unto all
those so associated with the 'Kingdom of Judah', that is Judah and his
companions. And thus it makes sense to further specify and refer to that
Judah included those 'that were returned from all nations', which would
include those of every tribe of Israel who had so returned out of the
captivity of the Kingdom of Israel and were now associated with the Kingdom
of Judah and also known generally as 'Jews' so assoiated with the Jewish
nation or Kingdom as were Lehi and Ishmael of the Book of Mormon called Jews,
though they 'too' were descended from Joseph of Ephraim and Manasseh.
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