Esther 2:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 2:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 2:6 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, who..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 2:6 — KJV
“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: also called, Jehoiachin”
— Esther 2:6 (KJV)
Esther 2:6 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 2:6
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:6: carried, away, jerusalem
“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:6: carried, away, jerusalem
“Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:6: carried, away, jerusalem
“And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. officers: or, eunuchs”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:6: carried, away, jerusalem
“The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Esther 2:6: carried, away, jerusalem
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