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smiths

Meaning of “smiths”

Literally, the striker, the beater; hence, one who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals.

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4 occurrences4 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Kings 24:14

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2 Kings 24:14
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 24:14 · retained source text

And hee caried away all Ierusalem, and all the princes, & all the mighty men of valour, euen tenne thousand captiues, and all the craftsmen, and smiths: none remained, saue the poorest sort of the people of the land.

2 Kings 24:16
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 24:16 · retained source text

And all the men of might, euen seuen thousand, and craftesmen, & smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for warre, euen them the king of Babylon brought captiue to Babylon.

Jeremiah 24:1
THE Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 24:1 · retained source text

¶ The LORD shewed mee, and behold, two baskets of figges were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchad-rezzar king of Babylon had caried away captiue Ieconiah the sonne of Iehoiakim king of Iudah, and the princes of Iudah, with the carpenters and smiths from Ierusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

1611 marginal note2.Kings. 24. 2.chron. 36.10.

Jeremiah 29:2
(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 29:2 · retained source text

(After that Ieconiah the king, and the queene, and the eunuches, the princes of Iudah and Ierusalem, and the carpenters and the smithes were departed from Ierusalem)

1611 marginal noteOr, chamberleines.

1611 marginal note2.King. 24.12, &c.

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