Esther 2:6 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Mordecai's family had been exiled from Jerusalem in the deportation under King Jeconiah.
What Does Esther 2:6 Mean?
The verse roots Mordecai in the great wound of his people: the captivity, when Nebuchadnezzar carried Jerusalem's king and people into exile. The threefold repetition of carried away presses the loss home. This family did not come to Persia by choice; they are here because Jerusalem fell.
By recalling the exile, the narrator reminds us what is truly at stake. These are the people of the promise, far from the temple, the city, the land. When a decree later threatens to destroy them, it threatens the very line through whom God pledged to bless the world. The hidden providence of Esther guards a covenant older than any Persian law.
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What does Esther 2:6 mean?
Mordecai's family had been exiled from Jerusalem in the deportation under King Jeconiah.