Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Bible References
Certain
Jeremiah 39:9
Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported the rest of the people to Babylon—those who had remained in the city and those deserters who had defected to him along with the rest of the people who had remained.
Jeremiah 40:5
When Jeremiah had not yet turned to go, Nebuzaradan said to him: “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people or go wherever you want to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
2 Kings 25:12
But the commander of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.
Ezekiel 33:24
“Son of man, those who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, yet he received possession of the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’