2 Kings 24 · Verse 2

2 Kings 24:2

And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
2 Kings 24:2, King James Version

2 Kings 24:2 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.
WEBThe LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, bands of the Syrians, bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the LORD’s word which he spoke by his servants the prophets.
ASVAnd Jehovah sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
YLTand Jehovah sendeth against him the troops of the Chaldeans, and the troops of Aram, and the troops of Moab, and the troops of the sons of Ammon, and He sendeth them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of His servants the prophets;
DARBYAnd Jehovah sent against him the bands of the Chaldeans, and the bands of the Syrians, and the bands of the Moabites, and the bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spoke through his servants the prophets.
BBEAnd the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldaeans and of the Edomites and of the Moabites and of the children of Ammon; sending them against Judah for its destruction, as he had said by his servants the prophets.
WebsterAnd the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servants the prophets.

What does 2 Kings 24:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:1-2

2Ki 24:1-7. Jehoiakim Procures His Own Ruin. 1-2. Nebuchadnezzar--the son of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Chaldee monarchy. This invasion took place in the fourth year of Jehoiakim's, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar's reign (Jr 25:1; compare Jr 46:2). The young king of Assyria being probably detained at home on account of his father's demise, despatched, along with the Chaldean troops on his border, an army…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 According to the word of the Lord - See what Huldah predicted, 2Kgs 22:16, and see chap. 14, 15, and 16 of Jeremiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 24:1-7

If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling against Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. See what need nations have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest they smart for them. Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if the sinner's repentance…

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2 Kings 24:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.Lachand he sentH7971
יְהוָ֣ה\׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068
בּ֡וֹboon <the> him
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.Dei[the] marauding bands ofH1416
כַשְׂדִּים֩khas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.Dei[the] marauding bands ofH1416
אֲרָ֜ם'a.RamAramH758
וְאֵ֣ת\׀ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.Dei[the] marauding bands ofH1416
מוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvMoabH4124
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.Dei[the] marauding bands ofH1416
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֔וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.Chemand he sent themH7971
בִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.Dahon JudahH3063
לְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.Doto destroy itH6
כִּדְבַ֣רkid.Varaccording to [the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבֶּ֔רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696
בְּיַ֖דbe.Yadby [the] hand ofH3027
עֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
הַנְּבִיאִֽים\׃ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030

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Cross references for 2 Kings 24:2

  • Jeremiah 35:11

    But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 23:27

    And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

  • Jeremiah 25:9

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

  • 2 Kings 21:12-14

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

  • Jeremiah 32:28

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:

  • Ezekiel 19:8

    Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

  • 2 Kings 6:23

    And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 20:17

    Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 28:49-50

    The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

  • Isaiah 7:17

    The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

  • Jeremiah 26:6

    Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

  • Micah 3:12

    Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
6:23; 13:20,21; De 28:49,50; 2Ch 33:11; Job 1:17; Isa 7:17; 13:5
Jer 35:11; Eze 19:8
according.
20:17; 21:12-14; 23:27; Isa 6:11,12; Jer 25:9; 26:6,20; 32:28
Mic 3:12
his. Heb. the hand of his.

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Context

  • 2 Kings 24:1

    In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.

  • 2 Kings 24:2

    And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

  • 2 Kings 24:3

    Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;

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2 Kings 24:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová empero envió contra él tropas de Caldeos, y tropas de Siros, y tropas de Moabitas, y tropas de Ammonitas; los cuales envió contra Judá para que la destruyesen, conforme á la palabra de Jehová que había hablado por sus siervos los profetas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel envoya contre lui les bandes des Chaldéens, et les bandes des Syriens, et les bandes de Moab, et les bandes des fils d’Ammon; et il les envoya contre Juda pour le détruire, selon la parole de l’ Éternel, qu’il avait prononcée par ses serviteurs les prophètes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova sandte wider ihn Scharen der Chaldäer und Scharen der Syrer und Scharen der Moabiter und Scharen der Kinder Ammon; er sandte sie wider Juda, um es zu vernichten, nach dem Worte Jehovas, das er durch seine Knechte, die Propheten, geredet hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Immisitque ei Dominus latrunculos Chaldæorum, et latrunculos Syriæ, et latrunculos Moab, et latrunculos filiorum Ammon: et immisit eos in Judam ut disperderent eum, juxta verbum Domini quod locutus fuerat per servos suos prophetas.