Esther 2:6 — Bible Verse (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.”
Esther 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.”
Esther 2:6 — World English Bible
Esther 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives that had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. ”
Esther 2:6 — American Standard Version
Esther 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“who had been removed from Jerusalem with the removal that was removed with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed--”
Esther 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. ”
Esther 2:6 — Darby Translation
Esther 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Which had bene caryed away from Ierusalem with the captiuitie that was caryed away with Ieconiah King of Iudah (whom Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel had caryed away)”
Esther 2:6 — Geneva Bible
Esther 2:6 in Context — Esther 2
4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
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.
7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
8 So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
What Does Esther 2:6 Mean?
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