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Esther 2:6 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Esther 2:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 2 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. Jeconiah: or, Jehoiachin”
Esther 2:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 2:6
Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. This verse provides historical context for Mordecai's presence in Persia, tracing his family's exile to the Babylonian captivity under Jeconiah (2 Kings 24:8-17). The threefold repetition of "carried away" emphasizes the traumatic displacement that defines Jewish existence in Esther—they are exiles, strangers in a foreign land. The pronoun likely refers to his ancestor Kish or the general family line, as Mordecai personal...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Esther 2:6
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“and all the princes”
“And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:”
“and behold”
“So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.”
“Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign”
“says Yahweh”
“he and his seed”