And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Sat - expressing military occupation or encampment.
Middle gate - the gate from the upper city (comprehending mount Zion) to the lower city (north of the former, and much lower): it was into the latter (the north side) the Chaldeans forced an entry, and took up their position opposite the gate of the "middle" wall, between the lower and upper city. Zedekiah fled in the opposite, i:e., the south direction (Jeremiah 39:4).
Nergalsharezer, Samgar-nebo - proper names formed from those of the idols Nergal and Nebo (2 Kings 17:30; Isaiah 46:1). Nergal is identical with Nimrod, who was deified (Rawlinson).
Rab-saris - meaning chief of the eunuchs.
Rab-mag - chief of the magi; brought with the expedition in order that its issue might be foreknown through his astrological skill. Mag is a Persian word, meaning great, powerful. The magi were a sacerdotal caste among the Medes, and supported the Zoroastrian religion.