2 Kings 24:14

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Summary

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.

Jerusalem

Craftsmen

1 Samuel 23:19

The poorest sort

Ezekiel 17:14

General references

Deuteronomy 28:43

Ezekiel 1:2

Bible References

Jerusalem

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the Lord.

The Lord showed me two baskets of figs sitting before his temple. This happened after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon deported Jehoiakim's son, King Jeconiah of Judah. He deported him and the leaders of Judah, along with the craftsmen and metal workers, and took them to Babylon.

Here is the official record of the number of people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile: In the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles at the Kebar River, the heavens opened and I saw a divine vision.

Craftsmen

Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Isn't David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?

The poorest sort

But he left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.

But he left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing. He gave them fields and vineyards at that time.

Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country. They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men, women, and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon.

But he left behind some of the poor and gave them fields and vineyards.

so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.

General references

The foreigners who reside among you will become higher and higher over you and you will become lower and lower.

(On the fifth day of the month -- it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile --