Esther 2:6
in Esther 2He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives that had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
KJV
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
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This verse in Esther 2
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the son of Kish, a Benjamite
on Esther 2:5-7
The narrator plants the book’s second name before its first: Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite, the same house of Kish that gave Israel its first king. He raises Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, an orphan with neither father nor mother, taken for his own. Keil and the commentators who trace the Benjamite line read Kish’s grandson standing where Saul’s line last faced Amalek, a household reintroduced five centuries before its business with Agag’s house is finished.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
Now, what can Esther—whose name means hidden, and who was also called Hadassah, i.e. mercy—signify if not the Church of the nations, which pleases God in the recesses of its heart because its faith is pure, and it finds before the eyes of God more …
It is evident that Esther signifies the gentile church. Her name is interpreted as "hiding place," and she also had the other name of Hadassah, that is, "mercy." The church is pleasing to God in the hiding place of his heart because of the chastity …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem,....
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָגְלָה֙ | hagelah | he had been taken into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִם | mirushalayim | from Jerusalem | H3389 → | |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הַגֹּלָה֙ | hagolah | the exile[s] | H1473 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָגְלְתָ֔ה | hageletah | it had been taken into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| עִ֖ם | ʾim | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| יְכָנְיָ֣ה | yekhaneyah | Jeconiah | H3204 → | |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֶגְלָ֔ה | heglah | he had taken into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר | nevukhadnetzar | Nebuchadnezzar | H5019 → | |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶֽל׃ | bavel | Babylon | H894 → |
אֲשֶׁ֤רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָגְלָה֙he had been taken into exile
hagelahH1540 →186 times
מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִםfrom Jerusalem
mirushalayimH3389 →
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
הַגֹּלָה֙the exile[s]
hagolahH1473 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָגְלְתָ֔הit had been taken into exile
hageletahH1540 →186 times
עִ֖םwith
ʾimH5973 →1050 times
יְכָנְיָ֣הJeconiah
yekhaneyahH3204 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֶגְלָ֔הhe had taken into exile
heglahH1540 →186 times
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רNebuchadnezzar
nevukhadnetzarH5019 →
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
bavelH894 →
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
Jeremiah 22:24“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.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 37:1
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
- 1 Chronicles 3:16
The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
- Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest…
- 2 Kings 24:6–8
And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
- Jeremiah 37:1
Through
2 Chronicles 36:20Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 27:7
All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
- Jeremiah 27:7
Through
Jeremiah 24:1After 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…
it leads to
- 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.)
- 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 29:2
Through
2 Kings 24:6And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 22:18–19
Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas,…
- Jeremiah 22:18–19
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Esther
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Rabanus Maurus, Commentary on Esther and Rabanus Maurus, EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 3.