2 Kings 24:14 meaning and explanation
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.
2 Kings 24:14, Berean Standard Bible
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The verse reports what happened when Nebuchadnezzar took Jerusalem in 597 BC, during the short reign of Jehoiachin. The narrator lists who was deported: the city's leadership, its soldiers, and its skilled workers, ten thousand people in all, while only the poorest stayed behind.
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