2 Kings 24:15

“And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, etc.] Where he continued at least thirty seven years, (<122527>2 Kings 25:27) and the king’s mother; whose name was Nehushta, (<122408>2 Kings 24:8) and the king’s wives; for though he was so young, it seems he had many wives, as was the custom of those times; or his “women”, who were either his concubines, or servants in his family: and his officers; in his court: and the mighty of the land; the princes and nobles thereof; or “the fools of the land”, as the word is written; so the people generally were: those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon; which, according to Bunting f310, were six hundred and eighty miles distant from each…”

“The mighty of the land - Or “the great,” “the powerful.” The word used is quite distinct from that in 2 Kings 24:14, 2 Kings 24:16. It refers, not to bodily strength or fitness for war, hut to civil rank or dignity. The term would include all civil and all ecclesiastical functionaries - the nobles, courtiers, and elders of the city on the one hand, the priests, prophets (among them, Ezekiel), and Levites on the other. return to 'Top of Page'”

“he carried: Kg2 24:8; Ch2 36:10; Est 2:6; Jer 22:24-28 officers: or, eunuchs 4 Kings (2 Kings) 24:16”