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2 Kings 24:16

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 24:16

Verse 16 of 20

Scripture focus

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.

2 Kings 24:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 24:16

Theological / Devotional

Men of might. The “mighty men of valour” (v. 14), the leading gentry of the land who were trained in war, and who, like the knights of medieval Europe, led the people in battle.

A thousand. The craftsmen and smiths with the 7,000 “men of might” would make 8,000, leaving 2,000 who belonged to the class of civil and ecclesiastical functionaries.

By SdaBc