2 Kings 24:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He also led away seven thousand soldiers, one thousand skilled workers, and anyone who would be useful in battle.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:14

He also led away as prisoners the Jerusalem officials, the military leaders, and the skilled workers—ten thousand in all. Only the very poorest people were left in Judah.

2 Kings 25:12

Only some of the poorest people were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields.

1 Chronicles 9:1

Everyone in Israel was listed in the official family records that were included in the history of Israel's kings. The people of Judah were taken to Babylonia as prisoners because they sinned against the LORD.

Jeremiah 22:25

I would hand you over to the enemy you fear, to King Nebuchadnezzar and his army, who want to kill you.

Jeremiah 52:28

Here is a list of the number of the people of Judah that Nebuchadnezzar took to Babylonia as prisoners: In his seventh year as king, he took 3,023 people. In his eighteenth year as king, he took 832 from Jerusalem. In his twenty-third year as king, his officer Nebuzaradan took 745 people. So, Nebuchadnezzar took a total of 4,600 people from Judah to Babylonia.

Ezekiel 17:13

He chose someone from the family of Judah's king and signed a treaty with him, then made him swear to be loyal. He also led away other important citizens,

Ezekiel 17:3

so they will understand what I am saying to them: A large eagle with strong wings and beautiful feathers once flew to Lebanon. It broke the top branch off a cedar tree,