Second Kings Twenty-Five -Taken Captive

 

"Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers," 2 Kings 25:11-12, NKJV. #TakenCaptive

During ancient times, after defeat in war, it was not uncommon for a nation to have its possessions and often its people taken away captive to another country; in the scriptures, prophets were usually given a word by God ahead of time concerning who it would happen to, the reasons why and when it would take place.

Genesis 34:27-29, Jeremiah 13:18-19 and Luke 21:22-24.