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Esther 2:5-6
New International Version
Esther 2:5-6
New International Version
5 Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish,(A) 6 who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jehoiachin[a](B) king of Judah.(C)
Footnotes
- Esther 2:6 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin
Esther 2:5-6
New King James Version
Esther 2:5-6
New King James Version
5 In [a]Shushan the [b]citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of (A)Kish, a Benjamite. 6 (B)Kish[c] had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been captured with [d]Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
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- Esther 2:5 Or Susa
- Esther 2:5 palace
- Esther 2:6 Lit. Who
- Esther 2:6 Jehoiachin, 2 Kin. 24:6
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