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2 Kings 25:11–12

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2 Kings 25:11

11Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away.

2 Kings 25:12

12But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Kings 25:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

people

Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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fugitives

Fleeing or wandering from place to place; a person who flees or wanders.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828

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fell

Fell or dropped down; as an adjective, fierce or cruel; as a noun, an animal skin, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Babylon

The city and kingdom of Babylon; by extension in prophecy, a power or system bearing that name.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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guard

To watch, protect, keep, or defend; also a person or body assigned to such protection.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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carry

To bear, convey, support, lead, or transport from one place to another.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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2 Kings 25:12

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

guard

To watch, protect, keep, or defend; also a person or body assigned to such protection.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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poor

Lacking material means; needy, afflicted, lowly, or humble, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

husbandmen

Farmers, vine-dressers, or persons who cultivate and tend the ground.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 11

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:20
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  2. Ezekiel 12:15–16
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  3. Ezekiel 22:15–16
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  4. Ezekiel 5:2
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  5. Jeremiah 15:1–2
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From verse 12

  1. 2 Kings 24:14
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  2. Jeremiah 40:7
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  3. Ezekiel 33:24
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  4. Jeremiah 39:10
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  5. Jeremiah 52:16
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