Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
These are the things that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon didn't take when he captured Jeconiah (the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah) and carried him away from Jerusalem to Babylon as a prisoner, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
This verse refers to valuable items in the temple that the Babylonian king left behind during his first major deportation of Jewish leaders and royalty.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to the second deportation to Babylon in 597 BC, when King Jeconiah (also called Jehoiachin) was taken captive after ruling only three months. Nebuchadnezzar removed the king, royal family, and thousands of skilled craftsmen and nobles, but left some temple treasures behind. This was about 10 years before the final destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 586 BC.
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