And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, left some people in Judah's land and made Gedaliah, a descendant of Ahikam and Shaphan, their leader.