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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.  
18 aZedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was bHamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.  
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2 Kings 24:14

The entire number of the captives was not more than 11,000. They consisted of three classes:

(1) the "princes" or "mighty of the land," i. e., courtiers, priests, elders, and all who had any position or dignity - in number 3,000 (compare II Kings 24:14, II Kings 24:16).

(2) the "mighty men of valor" or "men of might," i. e., the soldier class, who were 7,000. And

(3) craftsmen or artisans, who numbered 1,000. The word here translated "craftsmen" denotes artisans in stone, wood, or metal, and thus includes our "masons, carpenters, and smiths." The word translated "smiths" means strictly "lock-smiths."

The object of carrying off these persons was twofold:

(1) it deprived the conquered city of those artisans who were of most service in war; and

(2) it gave the conqueror a number of valuable assistants in the construction of his buildings and other great works.

The Assyrian monarchs frequently record their removal of the skilled artisans from a conquered country. The population of the ancient city has been calculated, from its area, at 15,000. The remnant left was therefore about 5000 or 6,000.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 2 Kings 24:14:

2 Kings 24:14
2 Kings 24:15
Psalms 44:10
Isaiah 3:2
Isaiah 6:13
Isaiah 24:6
Jeremiah 52:28

 

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