Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 40:8

8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethani[illegible: 1 letter]h, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophatite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men .

It is most likely that these Captains with their forces, were no newly raised and formed companies, for to what purpose should that be when their City and whole Country was lost? but some Commanders of Parties, which either were within the City till it was taken, and then escaped out, or were about before somewhere in the Country, and were not so much regarded by the Chaldeans, who were more intent upon the conquest of the City, than pursuing these little Parties, who they knew could do them no hurt. These hearing that the business was over, and a Deputy Governour set up, who was of their own Country, and a man of a good ingenuous Temper, out of the love they had to their Native Country come unto him. Of these Captains we read little (save I[illegible: 1 letter]mael, of whom we shall afterwards r[illegible: 1 letter]ad more) nor are we at all concerned to seek their Genealogy.