2Ki 24:13-14 | TNotes | STEP | 24:13 As the Lord had said beforehand: See 20:16-17 . A greater divine judgment still lay in the future (21:12-15 ; 22:15-20 ; 23:26-27 ). • all the treasures: In his earlier siege of Jerusalem in 605 BC , Nebuchadnezzar had taken part of the Temple treasures as spoil (2 Chr 36:7 ; Dan 1:2 ). He now carried away all the treasures. Anything left behind on this occasion was taken in his final siege of Jerusalem in 586 BC (2 Kgs 25:15 ).

a24:13►

b20:16-17►

c21:12-15►

d22:15-20►

e23:26-27►

f2 Chr 36:7►

gDan 1:2►

h2 Kgs 25:15►

i24:14-16►

jEzek 1:1►

kJer 52:28►

‏ 2 Kings 24:13-14

24:13 ^a As the Lord had said beforehand: See 20:16-17 ^b. A greater divine judgment still lay in the future (21:12-15 ^c; 22:15-20 ^d; 23:26-27 ^e).

• all the treasures: In his earlier siege of Jerusalem in 605 BC, Nebuchadnezzar had taken part of the Temple treasures as spoil (2 Chr 36:7 ^f; Dan 1:2 ^g). He now carried away all the treasures. Anything left behind on this occasion was taken in his final siege of Jerusalem in 586 BC (2 Kgs 25:15 ^h).
Summary for 2Kgs 24:14-16: 24:14-16 ⁱ In addition to Jehoiachin, the prophet Ezekiel was also taken into captivity (Ezek 1:1 ^j). Throughout the book of Ezekiel, events in Ezekiel’s life are dated in terms of the years since Jehoiachin had been taken captive.

• The 10,000 taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar likely includes 7,000 . . . troops, 1,000 craftsmen and artisans, and a number of administrative officials and leading citizens of Jerusalem. In any case, 10,000 is probably a round figure (see also Jer 52:28 ^k).