2 Kings 24:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ And all the mighty brave men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for battle, these the sovereign of Baḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, 7,000, and craftsmen and smiths, 1,000, all strong and fit for war.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The Babylonian king also exiled seven thousand warriors—each one a hero trained for battle—as well as a thousand skilled workers and metalworkers to Babylon.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ and all the robust men, seven thousand, and the artisans and craftsman, one thousand: all who were strong men and fit for war. And the king of Babylon led them away as captives, into Babylon.

2 Kings 24:16 Cross References

2 Kings 24:14

And he exiled all Yerushalayim, and all the officers and all the mighty brave men – ten thousand exiles – and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land.

2 Kings 25:12

But the chief of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.

1 Chronicles 9:1

And all Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 22:25

and I shall give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of those whose face you fear, into the hand of Neḇ

Jeremiah 29:2

after Yeḵ

Jeremiah 52:28

These are the people whom Neḇ

Ezekiel 17:13

‘And he took one of the royal seed, and made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. And he took away the mighty of the land,

Ezekiel 17:3

“And you shall say, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “The great eagle with large wings of long pinions, covered with feathers of various colours, came to Leḇ