¹⁵And ^che carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his ^||officers, ^dand the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. ¹⁶And ^eall the men of might, even ^zseven 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. ^*¹⁷And ^fthe king of Babylon made Mattaniah ^ghis father’s brother king in his stead, and ^hchanged his name to Zedekiah.

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||Or, eunuchs. ver. 12.
d Ex. 15:15. Ezek. 17:13. & 32:21 (Heb.).
eComp. ver. 14 (Heb.). ch. 15:20.
zComp. ver. 16. Jer. 52:28.
g 1 Chr. 3:15. Comp. 2 Chr. 36:10.
hSo ch. 23:34.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, 7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother, his wives, his officials and the prominent people of the land. The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans. He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. He took the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. The king of Babylon brought captive into Babylon all seven thousand of the best soldiers and one thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for war. And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

NLTNew Living Translation

Nebuchadnezzar led King Jehoiachin away as a captive to Babylon, along with the queen mother, his wives and officials, and all Jerusalem’s elite. He also exiled 7,000 of the best troops and 1,000 craftsmen and artisans, all of whom were strong and fit for war. Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king, the wives of the king, his court officials, and the citizenry of the land he caused to go into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: of all of the skilled men, seven thousand, and of the skilled craftsmen and the artisans, one thousand. All of the mighty warriors fit for war the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.