And 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.
He took Jehoiachin away to Babylon as a prisoner, along with the king's mother, his wives, his officials, and all the powerful people of the land. All of these people were carried away as captives from Jerusalem to Babylon.
This verse describes how the Babylonian king forcibly removed Jehoiachin and all of Judah's leadership from Jerusalem, taking them as prisoners to Babylon.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Jehoiachin of Judah, which lasted only three months, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem as judgment for Judah's repeated idolatry and rebellion against God. This deportation of Jehoiachin, his family, officials, and the elite to Babylon in 597 BC marked the beginning of the Babylonian exile, fulfilling prophecies from earlier prophets like Jeremiah who warned of such consequences. It was part of a larger pattern of God's dealings with His people through foreign powers to enforce covenant faithfulness.
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