¹³^*He took one of the king’s family, made a treaty with him, and made him swear to be loyal. He took important men as hostages ¹⁴^*to keep the nation from rising again and to make sure that the treaty would be kept.

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Cross references

*17.12–15: 2 K 24:15–20; 2 Ch 36:10–13
*17.12–15: 2 K 24:15–20; 2 Ch 36:10–13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land, so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land, so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself but would keep his covenant in order to endure.

NLTNew Living Translation

He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel’s most influential leaders, so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and he brought him under oath, and he took the rulers of the land, so that they would be a humble kingdom and not lift itself up to keep his covenant in order for it to stand.

KJV 1900King James Version

And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

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