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2 Kings 24:14

2 Kings 24:14

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all: That is, all the chief men, the nobles, and the artificers. Among these were 7,000 mighty men, and 1,000 craftsmen and smiths.

Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 36:9-10; Jeremiah 24:1-5, Jeremiah 52:28; Ezekiel 1:1-2

craftsmen: So, 1 Samuel 23:19-22

the poorest sort: 2 Kings 25:12; Jeremiah 39:10, Jeremiah 40:7, Jeremiah 52:16; Ezekiel 17:14

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