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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.

KJV

Et omnes viros robustos, septem millia, et artifices, et clusores mille, omnes viros fortes et bellatores : duxitque eos rex Babylonis captivos in Babylonem.

Vulgate

καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς δυνάμεως ἑπτακισχιλίους καὶ τὸν τέκτονα καὶ τὸν συνκλείοντα χιλίους, πάντες δυνατοὶ ποιοῦντες πόλεμον· καὶ ἤγαγεν αὐτοὺς βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος μετοικεσίαν εἰς Βαβυλῶνα.

LXX

And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

ASV

וְ/אֵת֩ כָּל אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַ/חַ֜יִל שִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֗ים וְ/הֶ/חָרָ֤שׁ וְ/הַ/מַּסְגֵּר֙ אֶ֔לֶף הַ/כֹּ֕ל גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים עֹשֵׂ֣י מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַ/יְבִיאֵ֧/ם מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל גּוֹלָ֖ה בָּבֶֽלָ/ה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
גִּבּ֥וֹר
gbvr
adjective · 157×
גּוֹלָ֔ה
gvlh
verb · 43×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
חָרָ֖שׁ
chrsh
noun · 35×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
מַּסְגֵּר֙
msgr
noun · 6×
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shb't
adjective · 393×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 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 peop
  • Jer 52:28 — This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: