2 Kings 24:2

2 Kings 24:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord sent Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite and Ammonite raiders against him to destroy Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servants the prophets.

Context of 2 Kings 24:2

1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and revolted against him. And the Lord sent against him bands of Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servants the prophets. 3It indeed came upon Judah at the command of the Lord, to remove them from His sight due to the sins of Manasseh, in accordance with everything that he had done, 4and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the Lord was unwilling to forgive.

2 Kings 24:2 word by word

וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח יְהוָ֣ה׀ בּ֡וֹ אֶת־גְּדוּדֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּים֩ וְאֶת־גְּדוּדֵ֨י אֲרָ֜ם וְאֵ֣ת׀ גְּדוּדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֗ב וְאֵת֙ גְּדוּדֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֔וֹן וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥ם בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה לְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד עֲבָדָ֥יו הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• bandsגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
• of Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• of Arameansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• of Moabitesמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• of Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• them against Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• to destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• in accordance with the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• He had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• throughיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• His servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Cross-references for 2 Kings 24:2

• 2 Kings 6:23So he provided a large feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the marauding bands of Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.
• 2 Kings 13:20And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the marauding bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year.
• Deuteronomy 28:49“The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down; a nation whose language you will not understand,
• 2 Chronicles 33:11Therefore the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains, and led him to Babylon.
• Job 1:17While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three units and made a raid on the camels and took them, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
• Isaiah 7:17The Lord will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim separated from Judah--the days of the king of Assyria.”
• Isaiah 13:5They are coming from a distant country, From the farthest horizons, The Lord and the weapons of His indignation, To destroy the whole land.
• Jeremiah 35:11However, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, ‘Come, and let’s go to Jerusalem away from the army of the Chaldeans and the army of the Arameans.’ So we have lived in Jerusalem.”
• Ezekiel 19:8Then nations set against him On every side from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was caught in their trap.
• 2 Kings 20:17‘Behold, the days are coming when everything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.
• 2 Kings 21:12therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears about it, both of his ears will ring.
• 2 Kings 23:27And the Lord said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, just as I have removed Israel. And I will reject this city which I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the temple of which I said, ‘My name shall be there!’”
• Isaiah 6:11Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate,
• Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these surrounding nations; and I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and hissing, and an everlasting place of ruins.
• Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.”’”
• Jeremiah 32:28Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to hand this city over to the Chaldeans and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 24:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2According to the word of the Lord - See what Huldah predicted, 2 Kings 22:16, and see chap. 14, 15, and 16 of Jeremiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2See the marginal references. Instead of coming up in person Nebuchadnezzar sent against Jehoiakim his own troops and those of the neighboring nations. The ravages of the Moabites and the Ammonites are especially alluded to in the following passages: Jeremiah 48:26-27; Jeremiah 49:1; Ezekiel 25:3-6; Zephaniah 2:8.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Nebuchadnezzar waited from 601 to 598 BC while strengthening his control over the west. He sent raiders to attack Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 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 composed of the tributary nations that were…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 24:2

• Babylon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoiakim
• Moabites
• Syria

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Judah
• Apt
• Jehoiakim
• Babylonians
• Band
• Captivity
• Chesed
• Jeremiah (2)
• Jerusalem

Commentaries on 2 Kings 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings