2 Kings 24:16
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582הַחַיִלhachayil<the> strengthH2428שִׁבְעַתshiv'atsevenH7651אֲלָפִים'alafimthousand<s>H505וְהֶחָרָשׁvehecharashand the craftsmanH2796וְהַמַּסְגֵּרvehamasgerand the smithH4525אֶלֶף'elefone thousandH505הַכֹּלhakol<the> everyoneH3605גִּבּוֹרִיםgiborimwarriorsH1368עֹשֵׂי'oseimakers ofH6213מִלְחָמָהmilchamahwarH4421וַיְבִיאֵםvayvi'emand he brought themH935מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894גּוֹלָהgolahexile[s]H1473בָּבֶלָה׃bavelahBabylon towardsH894
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 52:28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
- Jeremiah 29:2(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)(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 Kings 24:14And 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.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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Topics
People and places
Places: Babylon