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2 Kings 24:14

And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, except the poorest sort of the people of the land.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

All; the chief men, chap. xxv. 18. Ezechiel and Mardocheus were in the number. Engraver. The first term means a workman in wood, stone; the latter seems to designate a mason, smith, or garrison-soldier; (Calmet) or one expert in making camps; (Sa) an engineer. (Tirinus) St. Jerome explains it of one who enchases jewels in gold. (Menochius) Hecateus and Demetrius (ap. Jos. and Clement of Alexandria) mention this transportation. (Du Hamel)

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