2 Kings 24:12 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 24:12

10 ^aAt that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city¹ was besieged.

11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it.

12 ^aThen Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, ^bin the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner.

The Captivity of Jerusalem

13 ^aAnd he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he ^bcut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, ^cas the Lord had said.

14 Also ^ahe carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ^bten thousand captives, and ^call the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except ^dthe poorest people of the land.

15 And ^ahe 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.

16 ^aAll the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

17 Then ^athe king of Babylon made Mattaniah, ^bJehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and ^cchanged his name to Zedekiah.

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Definitions of words in 2 Kings 24:12:

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jehoiachin {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jehoiachin {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jehoiachin {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mother {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Reign {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Year {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Year {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Babylon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Babylon {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Judah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Judah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing 2 Kings 24:12:

Jehoiachin {Easton's}
Captivity {I.S.B.E.}
Jehoiachin {I.S.B.E.}

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