He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, Cross References 1 Samuel 11:1 Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you." 2 Kings 24:15 Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king's mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 Kings 24:16 The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths--all strong and fit for battle. 2 Kings 24:17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah. 2 Chronicles 36:13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. Isaiah 3:2 the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder, Ezekiel 17:5 He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow. Ezekiel 17:16 As surely as I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. Hosea 10:4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. Treasury of Scripture And has taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath of him: he has also taken the mighty of the land: hath taken Ezekiel 17:5 2 Kings 24:17 Jeremiah 37:1 taken an oath of him. 2 Chronicles 36:13 Jeremiah 5:2 he hath also 2 Kings 24:15,16 Jeremiah 24:1 Jeremiah 29:2 |