- Bible
- 2 Kings
- Chapter 24
- Verse 16
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.
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Gill's Exposition
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