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He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king&#8217s mother, his wives, his officials and the prominent people of the land. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> Nebuchadnezzar led King Jehoiachin away as a captive to Babylon, along with the queen mother, his wives and officials, and all Jerusalem’s elite. <a href="/esv/2_kings/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Nebuchadnezzar 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. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/24.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/24.htm">New King James Version</a> And he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So he led Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon; also the king’s mother, the king’s wives, and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> So he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king&#8217s mother and the king&#8217s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king’s mother and the king’s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So he took Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king’s mother and the king’s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/amp/2_kings/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Nebuchadnezzar led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also he took the king’s mother and the king’s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land [including Ezekiel] as exiles from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/csb/2_kings/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. He took the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. Also, he took the king&#8217s mother, the king&#8217s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/asv/2_kings/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/cev/2_kings/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon, along with his mother, his wives, his officials, and the most important leaders of Judah. <a href="/erv/2_kings/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He took Jehoiakin to Babylon as a captive. He also took the king's mother, wives, eunuchs, and the leading citizens of the land from Jerusalem as captives to Babylon. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon as a prisoner, together with Jehoiachin's mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of Judah. <a href="/isv/2_kings/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> He sent Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon, along with the king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/msb/2_kings/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Nebuchadnezzar 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. <a href="/net/2_kings/24.htm">NET Bible</a> He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king's mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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. <a href="/web/2_kings/24.htm">World English Bible</a> He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, with the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the chief men of the land. He carried them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he removes Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the mother of the king, and the wives of the king, and his eunuchs, and the mighty ones of the land—he has caused a removal to go from Jerusalem to Babylon, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he removeth Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the mother of the king, and the wives of the king, and his eunuchs, and the mighty ones of the land -- he hath caused a removal to go from Jerusalem to Babylon, <a href="/slt/2_kings/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will carry Jehoiachin into exile into Babel, and the king's mother, and the king's wives and his eunuchs and the powerful of the land, he brought away exiles from Jerusalem into Babel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he carried away Joachin into Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his eunuchs: and the judges of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem into Babylon. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Also, he carried away Jehoiachin into Babylon, and the mother of the king, and the wives of the king, and his eunuchs. And he led into captivity the judges of the land, from Jerusalem to Babylon, <a href="/nabre/2_kings/24.htm">New American Bible</a> He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, his wives, his functionaries, and the chiefs of the land he led captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the elite of the land, he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon and the king's mother and the king's wives and his eunuchs and the princes of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he led Yuyaqin captive to Babel, and the mother of the King, and the wives of the King and his Eunuchs, and the Princes of the land, and he took them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/sep/2_kings/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he carried Joachim away to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his eunuchs: and he carried away the mighty men of the land into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/24-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8539" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/24.htm">Exiles to Babylon</a> …14He 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. 15<a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: way·ye·ḡel (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">Nebuchadnezzar carried away</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3078.htm" title="3078: yə·hō·w·yā·ḵîn (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD appoints, a king of Judah. From Yhovah and kuwn; Jehovah will establish; Jehojakin, a Jewish king.">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇe·lāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">to Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">as well as</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’êm (N-fsc) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">mother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nə·šê (N-fpc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5631.htm" title="5631: sā·rî·sāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Eunuch. Or caric; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet, and thus, a minister of state.">his officials,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and the leading men</a> <a href="/hebrew/193.htm" title="193: ʾɛ̆·wi·lē (N-mpc) -- The body, powerful. From an unused root meaning to twist, i.e. be strong; the body; also powerful."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lîḵ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">He took them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: gō·w·lāh (N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: mî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">from Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇe·lāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">to Babylon.</a> 16The 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a> 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 showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Jeremiah 29:2</a> (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.) <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a> In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / 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 of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. <a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12</a> “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jeremiah 52:28-30</a> These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews; / in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem; / in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away. <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31-34</a> On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... <a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a> And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-27</a> “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. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ... <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1-3</a> 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. / On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— / the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him. <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a> and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, <a href="/jeremiah/27-20.htm">Jeremiah 27:20</a> which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-3</a> The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">2 Chronicles 36:6-7</a> Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. / Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a> Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And 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.he carried.<a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">2 Kings 24:8</a> Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a> And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.<a href="/esther/2-6.htm">Esther 2:6</a> 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.officers.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/judges/18-30.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Led</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-13.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/judges/18-30.htm">Removal</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">Removeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">Unsexed</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/esther/1-10.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/esther/1-10.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">Led</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-24.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-10.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-22.htm">Removal</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">Removeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-24.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-8.htm">Unsexed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-5.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 24</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him, </a> 2. <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">procures his own ruin.</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Jehoiachin succeeds him.</a> 7. <a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Jehoiachin's evil reign.</a> 10. <a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon.</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Jehoiachin, also known as Jeconiah or Coniah, was the king of Judah for a brief period before his capture. This deportation fulfilled the prophecy given by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-30</a>) that Jehoiachin would be taken to Babylon and would not prosper on the throne of David. Babylon, under Nebuchadnezzar, was the dominant power in the region, and this act demonstrated Babylon's control over Judah.as well as the king’s mother The inclusion of the king's mother, Nehushta, highlights her significant role in the royal court, possibly as a queen mother. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the queen mother often held considerable influence and authority. Her deportation signifies the complete dismantling of the Judean royal household.his wives The deportation of Jehoiachin's wives indicates the thoroughness of Nebuchadnezzar's conquest. It was common for conquerors to take the families of defeated kings to prevent any future claims to the throne and to ensure loyalty. This also reflects the cultural practice of polygamy among royalty, which was prevalent in ancient Judah.his officials The officials, or court officers, were key figures in the administration of the kingdom. Their exile would have been a strategic move to weaken the political structure of Judah and prevent any organized resistance against Babylonian rule. This aligns with the broader strategy of exiling the elite to integrate them into Babylonian society, as seen in <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Daniel 1:3-4</a>.and the leading men of the land The leading men, or nobles, represented the social and economic backbone of Judah. Their removal would have had a significant impact on the society and economy of Jerusalem. This action was intended to destabilize the region and ensure that any potential rebellion would lack leadership and resources.He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon The journey from Jerusalem to Babylon was long and arduous, symbolizing the complete subjugation of Judah. This exile was a pivotal moment in Jewish history, leading to the Babylonian Captivity, which lasted until the decree of Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to return. Theologically, this exile was seen as a judgment from God for the nation's persistent idolatry and disobedience, as foretold by prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The exile also set the stage for the eventual return and rebuilding of Jerusalem, foreshadowing the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of the Davidic line and the hope for restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> The king of Babylon who led the conquest of Jerusalem and initiated the Babylonian exile. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiachin.htm">Jehoiachin</a> The king of Judah who was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar. His reign was short-lived, and he was exiled to Babylon. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile. It represents a place of judgment and captivity. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, which was besieged and conquered by Babylon. It symbolizes the spiritual and political center of God's people. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The forced removal of the people of Judah to Babylon, marking a significant period of judgment and reflection for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The exile serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls us to examine our own lives for areas of disobedience and to seek repentance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> Despite the dire circumstances, the exile demonstrates God's control over nations and history. We can trust that God is sovereign even in our difficult situations. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> While the exile was a time of judgment, it was also a period of hope and promise for future restoration. This encourages us to hold onto hope and faith in God's promises during our own trials. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a> The removal of Jehoiachin and the leaders of Judah highlights the impact of leadership on a nation. It challenges us to pray for and support godly leaders in our communities. <a href="/topical/l/living_faithfully_in_a_foreign_land.htm">Living Faithfully in a Foreign Land</a> Like the exiles in Babylon, we are called to live faithfully in a world that is not our ultimate home. This involves maintaining our identity in Christ and seeking the welfare of the places where we live.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 24</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_events_in_psalm_137.htm">What historical or archeological evidence supports the specific events described in Psalm 137, if any? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_zedekiah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zedekiah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/do_findings_confirm_ezekiel_14_13-21.htm">Are there any archaeological findings that confirm the severe judgments (famine, wild beasts, sword, plague) predicted in Ezekiel 14:13–21? </a> <a href="/q/how_many_generations_from_exile_to_christ.htm">How many generations were there from the Babylonian exile until Christ? Matthew says fourteen (Matthew 1:17) But a careful count of the generations reveals only thirteen (see Matthew 1: 12-16)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) And he carried away.--The form of the verb is different from that in <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm" title="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 smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.">2Kings 24:14</a>. We might render: "Yea, he carried away;" for <a href="/context/2_kings/24-15.htm" title="And 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.">2Kings 24:15-16</a> simply give the particulars of what was stated generally in <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm" title="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 smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.">2Kings 24:14</a>. In the present verse the "princes" are defined.He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother.--Fulfilment of <a href="/context/jeremiah/22-24.htm" title="As I live, said the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, yet would I pluck you there;">Jeremiah 22:24-27</a>.The mighty of the land.--So the Targum, "the magnates of the land." All who could do so, must have taken refuge in Jerusalem at the approach of the Chaldaean army.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-26.htm">Jeremiah 22:26</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31</a>; Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,' 10:7. § 1). Jehoiachin continued a captive in Babylon during the remainder of Nebuchadnezzar's reign - a space of thirty-seven years (see the comment on 2 Kings 25:27). And the king's mother (see above, ver. 12), and the king's wives - this is important, as helping to determine Jehoiachin's ago (see the comment on ver. 8) - and his officers - rather, his eunuchs (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah 38:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/39-16.htm">Jeremiah 39:16</a>) - and the mighty of the land. Not only the "princes" and the trained soldiers and the skilled artisans (ver. 14), but all who were of much account, as the bulk of the priests and the prophets (see <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-24</a>). Those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. "Babylon" (בָבֶל) is the city, not the country (as Thenius imagines). It was the practice for the conquering kings to carry their captives with them to their capital, for ostentation's sake, before determining on their destination. The Jewish prisoners were, no doubt, ultimately settled in various parts of Babylonia. Hence they are called (<a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">Ezra 2:1</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Nehemiah 7:6</a>) "the children of the province." <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/24-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Nebuchadnezzar carried away וַיֶּ֥גֶל (way·ye·ḡel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal Jehoiachin יְהוֹיָכִ֖ין (yə·hō·w·yā·ḵîn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3078.htm">Strong's 3078: </a> Jehoiachin -- 'the LORD appoints', a king of Judah to Babylon, בָּבֶ֑לָה (bā·ḇe·lāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city as well as וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the king’s הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king mother, אֵ֣ם (’êm) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) [his] הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king wives, נְשֵׁ֨י (nə·šê) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female his officials, סָרִיסָ֗יו (sā·rî·sāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5631.htm">Strong's 5631: </a> A eunuch, valet, a minister of state and the leading men וְאֵת֙ (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case of the land. הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land He took them into exile גּוֹלָ֥ה (gō·w·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> Exile, exiles from Jerusalem מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (mî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel to Babylon. בָּבֶֽלָה׃ (bā·ḇe·lāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 24:15 He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 24:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 24:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>