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2 Kings 24:14

He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.

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ASV

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

KJV

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִגְלָ֣הve.hig.Lahand he took into exileH1540 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limJerusalemH3389 →
וְֽאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַשָּׂרִ֞יםha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269 →
וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
גִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.Rei[the] mighty [men] ofH1368 →
הַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yil<the> strengthH2428 →
עֲשֶׂ֤רֶתa.sa.rahtenH6235 →
אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H505 →
גּוֹלֶ֔הgo.Lehexile[s]H1473 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
הֶחָרָ֖שׁhe.cha.Rash<the> craftsmanH2796 →
וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רve.ha.mas.Gerand <the> smithH4525 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
נִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'Aranyone was leftH7604 →
זוּלַ֖תzu.LatexceptH2108 →
דַּלַּ֥תda.Lat[the] poor people ofH1803 →
עַם־'am-[the] people ofH5971 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776 →

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Jeremiah 52:28These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;2 Kings 25:12But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.1 Samuel 13:19And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”2 Kings 24:16The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.2 Chronicles 36:9–10Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.Ezekiel 1:1–2In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.Jeremiah 39:10But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.Jeremiah 40:7When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,Jeremiah 52:16But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.Deuteronomy 28:62You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.Ezekiel 17:14so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.Jeremiah 29:2(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)1 Samuel 23:19–22Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?Jeremiah 24:1–5After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.Deuteronomy 28:41You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.1 Chronicles 4:14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.Matthew 1:17In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

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