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2 Kings 24:16

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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.
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  1. Jeremiah 52:28Rank 1 from verse 16
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    28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

  2. 2 Kings 24:14Rank 2 from verse 16
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    14And 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.

  3. Jeremiah 29:2Rank 3 from verse 16
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    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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2 Kings 24:16

COMBINED MEANING

might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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COMBINED MEANING

smiths

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

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strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

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apt

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Fit, suited, ready, or qualified for a stated purpose; having ability or readiness to do it.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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Babylon

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Sense 1: The proper name of the city, land, or kingdom of Babylon. Sense 2: The prophetic entity called Babylon.

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15And 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.

16And 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.

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17¶ And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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