Verse 14
2 Kings 24:14. He carried away all Jerusalem That is, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; not simply all, but the best and most considerable part, as the following words explain and restrain it. Even ten thousand captives Which are more particularly reckoned up 2 Kings 24:16, where there are seven thousand mighty men, and a thousand smiths; and those mentioned 2Ki 24:15 make up the other two thousand. Craftsmen and smiths Who might furnish them with new arms, and thereby give him fresh trouble.
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