2 Kings 24:14 “He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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. No one remained except the poorest people of the land.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he caryed away all Ierusalem, and all the princes, and all the strong men of warre, euen ten thousande into captiuitie, and all the workemen, and cunning men: so none remained sauing the poore people of the lande.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And he hath removed all Jerusalem, and all the chiefs, and all the mighty ones of valour — ten thousand [is] the removal — and every artificer and smith, none hath been left save the poor of the people of the land.

Bible in Basic English

And he took away all the people of Jerusalem and all the chiefs and all the men of war, ten thousand prisoners; and all the expert workmen and the metal-workers; only the poorest sort of the people of the land were not taken away.

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Cross references

“Jerusalem”

Jeremiah 52:28 Jeremiah 24:1–5 2 Chronicles 36:9 2 Chronicles 36:10 Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 1:2

Jeremiah 52:28 · BSB

These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

Jeremiah 24:1–5 · BSB

After 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…

2 Chronicles 36:9 · BSB

Jehoiachin 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.

2 Chronicles 36:10 · BSB

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 Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 1:1 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 1:2 · BSB

On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

“craftsmen”

1 Samuel 23:19–22

1 Samuel 23:19–22 · BSB

Then 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?

“the poorest sort”

2 Kings 25:12 Jeremiah 39:10 Jeremiah 40:7 Jeremiah 52:16 Ezekiel 17:14

2 Kings 25:12 · BSB

But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

Jeremiah 39:10 · BSB

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 · BSB

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 charge of the men, women, and children who were the…

Jeremiah 52:16 · BSB

But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

Ezekiel 17:14 · BSB

so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.

Also

2 Kings 24:16 Jeremiah 29:2

2 Kings 24:16 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 29:2 · BSB

(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.)

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13As 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.

15Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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