2 Kings 24:16 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 24:16

The 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.

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ASV

And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

KJV

And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֵת֩	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אַנְשֵׁ֨י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
הַחַ֜יִל	ha.Cha.yil	<the> strength	H2428 →
שִׁבְעַ֣ת	shiv.'At	seven	H7651 →
אֲלָפִ֗ים	'a.la.Fim	thousand<s>	H505 →
וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ	ve.he.cha.Rash	and the craftsman	H2796 →
וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙	ve.ha.mas.Ger	and the smith	H4525 →
אֶ֔לֶף	'E.lef	one thousand	H505 →
הַכֹּ֕ל	ha.Kol	<the> everyone	H3605 →
גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים	gi.bo.Rim	warriors	H1368 →
עֹשֵׂ֣י	'o.Sei	makers of	H6213 →
מִלְחָמָ֑ה	mil.cha.Mah	war	H4421 →
וַיְבִיאֵ֧ם	vay.vi.'Em	and he brought them	H935 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
בָּבֶ֛ל	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
גּוֹלָ֖ה	go.Lah	exile[s]	H1473 →
בָּבֶֽלָה׃	ba.Ve.lah	Babylon towards	H894 →

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Through
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.
leads to
- Jeremiah 52:28
  These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
- 2 Kings 25:12
  But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
- Ezekiel 1:1–2
  In 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 39:10
  But 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 40:7
  When 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…
Through
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.)
leads to
- 2 Kings 24:12–16
  Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 22:24–28
  “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
- Jeremiah 27:20
  which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.