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2 Kings 24:16 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 24 · verse 16 · King James Version
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.2 Kings 24:16 · King James Version
2 Kings 24:16 in context
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.
15And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16And 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.
17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Key words (Strong's)
- craftsmenchârâsha fabricator or any materialH2796 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- broughtbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- smithsmaçgêra fastenerH4525 →
- stronggibbôwrpowerfulH1368 →
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