The Meaning of 2 Kings 24:16 Explained

2 Kings 24:16

KJV: 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.

YLT: and all the men of valour seven thousand, and the artificers and the smiths a thousand, the whole are mighty men, warriors; and the king of Babylon bringeth them in a captivity to Babylon.

Darby: and all the men of valour, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all strong men apt for war, and the king of Babylon brought them captive to Babylon.

ASV: And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 24:16?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 24:16 mean?

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What is the context of 2 Kings 24:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Kings 24:16 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 24:10-20 - The Captivity Begins

Jehoiachin followed the evil path of his predecessors. Again Jerusalem was besieged and Deuteronomy 28:48 began to be fulfilled. The ill-advised revolt of the young king ended in bitter disappointment, as Jeremiah had foretold, Jeremiah 22:24-25; and the final tragedy came on apace, in spite of the insistence of the false prophets that the sacred vessels of the Temple should be returned from Babylon, Jeremiah 27:16. Finally, a sad procession issued from the gate of the doomed city, and the king, his nobles and officials, presented themselves before the enemy, sitting on the ground, clothed in black, their faces covered in their mantles, Jeremiah 13:18. They were at once deported to Babylon with thousands more. The treasures in the Temple and the palace were rifled; and a cry of agony and astonishment arose from Jeremiah and the whole land. See Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 22:28; some add Psalms 42:1-11; Psalms 43:1-5.

Zedekiah, Josiah's youngest son, enticed into a league with neighboring nations against the conqueror, brought upon himself and his people a yet more disastrous overthrow. How foolish man's wisdom becomes when he departs from the living God! "A wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed," James 1:6. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 24

¹ Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him,
² procures his own ruin
⁵ Jehoiachin succeeds him
⁷ The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon
⁸ Jehoiachin's evil reign
¹⁰ Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon
¹⁷ Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 24:16 mean?

And all the men valiant seven thousand and craftsmen and smiths a thousand all [who were] strong [and] fit for war and brought these the king of Babylon captive to Babylon

וְאֵת֩ כָּל־ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַחַ֜יִל שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֗ים וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ אֶ֔לֶף הַכֹּ֕ל גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֣י מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַיְבִיאֵ֧ם מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֛ל גּוֹלָ֖ה בָּבֶֽלָה

אַנְשֵׁ֨י	the men
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱנׄושׁ Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
הַחַ֜יִל	valiant
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
שִׁבְעַ֣ת	seven
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
אֲלָפִ֗ים	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine plural Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
וְהֶחָרָ֤שׁ	and craftsmen
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֶרֶשׁ Sense: craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer.
וְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙	and smiths
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַסְגֵּר Sense: a shutting up, locksmith, smith, dungeon, enclosure, builder of bulwarks.
אֶ֔לֶף	a thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
הַכֹּ֕ל	all [who were]
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים	strong
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: גִּבֹּור Sense: strong, mighty.
עֹשֵׂ֣י	[and] fit for
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִלְחָמָ֑ה	war
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
וַיְבִיאֵ֧ם	and brought these
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מֶֽלֶךְ־	the king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
בָּבֶ֛ל	of Babylon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
גּוֹלָ֖ה	captive
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: גֹּולָה Sense: exiles, exile, captivity.
בָּבֶֽלָה	to Babylon
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.

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