Bible Strands
2 Kings 24:15
Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The biblical narrator records Nebuchadnezzar’s actions as he systematically removes the Judean royal household and political elite from Jerusalem to Babylon.
The words — The verb וַיֶּגֶל (va.yiggel) literally means "he took into exile" or "he deported," while בָּבֶל (Bavel) identifies the destination. These terms anchor the verse’s historical claim of forced relocation.
The thread — This deportation of Jehoiachin and the royal court appears in 2 Chronicles 36:10 and is referenced in Esther 2:6. Jeremiah 22:24 later addresses the same king with a judgment oracle concerning his fate.
Why it lands — The text states that the Babylonian king physically removed the king’s mother, wives, officials, and leading men, then took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Readers must acknowledge that political power and royal lineage were completely dismantled by foreign force, leaving only the poorest in the land.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- Esther 2:6 He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.
- Jeremiah 22:24 “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
- 2 Kings 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 17:12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.