2 Kings 24:13
in 2 Kings 24As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Jehovah, as Jehovah had said.
KJV
And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.
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This verse in 2 Kings 24
Commentary
9 notes on this verseThe church has gold, not stored up but to lay out and to spend on those who need. What necessity is there to guard what is of no good? Do we not know how much gold and silver the Assyrians took out of the temple of the Lord? Is it not much better that the priests should melt it down for the sustenance of the poor, if other supplies fail, than that of a sacrilegious enemy should carry it off and defile it? Would not the Lord say, Why did you allow so many needy to die of hunger?
This site's exposition
cut in pieces all the vessels
on 2 Kings 24:13-14
The gold vessels Solomon made for the temple are cut in pieces exactly as the Lord had said, fulfilling the word given to Hezekiah through Isaiah a century before, that all the treasures in the house would be carried to Babylon. Barnes notes this first plundering strips the gold from the heavier furnishings, the table of showbread and the altar of incense, while the ark and the great bronze pieces wait for the final capture under Zedekiah at 2 Kings 25:13-17. Verse 14 names the first great deportation: all Jerusalem, the princes, the mighty men of valour, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths, leaving only the poorest sort of the people of the land. Daniel and Ezekiel both date their books by removals recorded in this chapter, Daniel by the earlier captivity of his own first chapter and Ezekiel by this one, stated lightly in each book as its own setting.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
There is an excellent and significant illustration in the book of Kings, showing how the sin of fornication is prevented by an attack of pride.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Now the word of God by Isaiah was fulfilled ( ch. xx. 17 ), All that is in thy house shall be carried to Babylon.
And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house,.... The gates of the city being thrown open to him, he entered and plundered the temple, and the royal palace, and took from thence all the riches thereof: and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said; 2Ki 20:17 and so the prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
On the first capture of the city in the fourth (third) year of Jehoiakim Dan 1:2; 2Ch 36:7, the vessels carried off consisted of smaller and lighter articles; while now the heavier articles, as the table of showbread, the altar of incense, the ark of the covenant were stripped of their gold, which was carried away by the conquerors. Little remained more precious than brass at the time of the final capture in the reign of Zedekiah 2Ki 25:13-17.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The elite of the nation for rank, usefulness, and moral worth, all who might be useful in Babylon or dangerous in Palestine, were carried off to Babylon, to the number of ten thousand (2Ki 24:14). These are specified (2Ki 24:15, 16), warriors, seven thousand; craftsmen and smiths, one thousand; king's wives, officers, and princes, also priests and prophets (Jer 29:1;
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2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
But Nebuchadnezzar's clemency towards the kings of Judah was now exhausted, so that Jehoiachin was sent as a captive to Babylon, according to Jeremiah's prediction (Jer 22:24), accompanied by the queen mother (the same who had held that dignity under Jehoahaz) (2Ki 23:31), his generals, and officers.
He carried out thence all the treasures - It has been remarked that Nebuchadnezzar spoiled the temple three times. - 1. He took away the greater part of those treasures when he took Jerusalem under Jehoiakim: and the vessels that he took then he placed in the temple of his god, Dan 1:2. And these were the vessels which Belshazzar profaned, Dan 5:2; and which Cyrus restored to Ezra, when he went up to Jerusalem, Ezr 1:2. It was at this time that he took Daniel and his companions. 2. He took the remaining part of those vessels, and broke them or cut them in pieces, when he came the second tine against Jerusalem under Jeconiah; as is mentioned here, 2Ki 24:13. 3. He pillaged the temple, took away all the brass, the brazen pillars, brazen vessels, and vessels of gold and silver, which he found there when he besieged Jerusalem under Zedekiah, 2Ki 25:13-17.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Yehoyachin king of Yehudah, came out to the king of Bavel. That he do to him as he wishes, and not for war. 6 Nevuchadnetzar, at this time, did not come to destroy Yerusholayim. He only demanded that Yehoyachin be handed over to him. See Vayikra Rabboh:6.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
Craftsmen and gatekeepers. [Targum] Yonoson rendered the craftsmen and the sentries of the gates. But, our Rabbis said that these were great Torah scholars, 7 I.e., “craftsmen and gatekeepers” is a metaphoric allusion to Torah scholars. See Maseches Sanhedrin 38a.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיּוֹצֵ֣א | vaiyotze' | and he brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִשָּׁ֗ם | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אוֹצְרוֹת֙ | ʾotzrot | [the] treasures of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹת | veotzrot | and [the] treasures of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץ | vaykatzetz | and he cut up | H7112 → | 14 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כְּלֵ֣י | kelei | [the] articles of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| הַזָּהָ֗ב | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֜ה | ʾasah | he had made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּהֵיכַ֣ל | beheikhal | for [the] temple of | H1964 → | 80 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֥ר | diber | he had spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיּוֹצֵ֣אand he brought out
vaiyotze'H3318 →1067 times
מִשָּׁ֗םfrom there
mishamH8033 →834 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אוֹצְרוֹת֙[the] treasures of
ʾotzrotH214 →79 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתand [the] treasures of
veotzrotH214 →79 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיְקַצֵּ֞ץand he cut up
vaykatzetzH7112 →14 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כְּלֵ֣י[the] articles of
keleiH3627 →325 times
הַזָּהָ֗ב<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֜הhe had made
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֤הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּהֵיכַ֣לfor [the] temple of
beheikhalH1964 →80 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֥רhe had spoken
diberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 39:6The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 25:13–15
Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 36:18
who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 20:5
I will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them…
- Daniel 1:2
And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house…
- 2 Kings 25:13–15
Through
2 Kings 20:17The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 52:17–19
Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10
In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and…
- Jeremiah 27:21–22
Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in…
- Jeremiah 52:17–19
Through
Jeremiah 20:5I will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 22:25
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
- Ezekiel 22:25
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy 2.28.137; Bede, Thirty Questions on the Book of Kings; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Cassian, CONFERENCE 5.12; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.