Likewise when all the Jews
Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee')
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew.
that were in Moab
Mow'ab (mo-awb)
from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab.
and among the Ammonites
`Ammown (am-mone')
tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country -- Ammon, Ammonites.
and in Edom
'Edom (ed-ome')
red (see Gen. 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him -- Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
and that were in all the countries
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
heard
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
that the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Babylon
Babel (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
had left
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
a remnant
sh'eriyth (sheh-ay-reeth')
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion -- that had escaped, be left, posterity, remain(-der), remnant, residue, rest.
of Judah
Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
and that he had set
paqad (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
over them Gedaliah
Gdalyah (ghed-al-yaw')
Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites -- Gedaliah.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Ahikam
'Achiyqam (akh-ee-kawm')
brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite -- Ahikam.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Shaphan
shaphan (shaw-fawn')
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax -- coney.
