Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 42:1

1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest came near .

After that this Captain Iohanan (who now had made himself head of the Jews) had fixed their abode in the habitation of Chimham in the way to Egypt. with thoughts of going down to inhabit there for fear of the Caldeans, coming to revenge the death of Gedaliah upon all the remainder of the Jews, both these Captains and many of the people, or some of all sorts of the people, (for it cannot be imagined that every particular person came) made their address to the Prophet Ieremiah who probably was with them, carried away by I[illegible: 1 letter]hmael and rescued by this Captain.