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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Six
partial captivities mentioned in
Judges
.
Israel
had several (2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chron. 5:26), the final one being that by
Shalmaneser
, B. C. 721 (2 Kings 17:6).
Judah
was captive to
Assyria
B. C. 713, and finally to
Nebuchadnezzar
B. C. 606-562. This
captivity
broken (Ezra 1:11). Last captivity was to
Rome
, A. D. 71.
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
This
principally refers in
the
Old
Testament
to the “
carrying away
” of
Israel
and
Judah
. The order in which Israel was carried into
captivity
is not very clear. It appears however that the events recorded in 1 Chronicles 5:26 occurred first, because of
Pul
, king of
Assyria
, being mentioned,
for
he reigned before
Tiglath-pileser
: here the latter is
named
as carrying away the Reubenites, the
Gadites
, and the half tribe of
Manasseh
: showing that the Israelites who stopped short of their privileges, and did not
cross
the
Jordan
, were the first to be carried into captivity.
There
is nothing in the
passage
to fix the date, but in 2 Kings 15:29 is another reference to Israel when Tiglath-pileser took
Ijon
,
Abel
-
beth
-
maachah
,
Janoah
,
Kedesh
, and
Hazor
, which are
all
in the
north
on the
west
of the Jordan; but then is added
Gilead
, which is on the
east
, and this may be intended to embrace the two and a half tribes; then
Galilee
with
all the land of
Naphtali
is added, which is again in the north on the west. So that this may be a summary of all that this king carried away
captive
to Assyria. It was “in the days of
Pekah
,” and Pekah reigned 20 years: the date is generally reckoned as B.C. 740 for the captivity of the two and a half tribes.
A more definite date is given for the captivity of the remaining
portion
of Israel in {vi 10035-10036}2 Kings 18:10-11. It was in the ninth
year
of
Hoshea
king of Israel and the
sixth
of
Hezekiah
that
Samaria
was taken by the Assyrians after a
three
years’ siege: this would be B.C. 722. The captives were carried to
Halah
and
Habor
by the
river
of
Gozan
(these same
names
being mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:26, with
Hara
added there). These places are supposed to be in the north of Assyria; but in the above passage in Kings the words are added “and in the cities of the
Medes
.” This is a region much farther east, where
they
would be far
removed
from their
brethren
in Assyria and from Judah, who were afterward carried to
Babylon
.
The captivity of Judah followed in four detachments.
Nebuchadnezzar
(B.C. 606) carried away the sacred vessels and captives, among whom were
Daniel
and his companions. This formed the commencement of the “
times
of the
Gentiles
” ({vi 12000-12001}2 Chron. 36:6-7). The
second
captivity was in B.C. 599, when
Jehoiachin
had reigned
three
months
. It is called the
great
captivity.
Zedekiah
was left as a vassal of Babylon (2 Kings 24:14; 2 Chron. 36:10). The
third
captivity was in B.C. 588 (2 Chron. 36:20). The fourth was in B.C. 584 under
Nebuzar-adan
({vi 20289;20307}Jer. 52:12, 30). The 70 years of captivity foretold by
Jeremiah
(25:11-12) commenced B.C. 606 and expired B.C. 536 when the Jews returned to
Judaea
by the proclamation of
Cyrus
king of
Persia
(Jer. 29:10; Ezra 1). The captivity is referred to in {vi 23156;23162}Matthew 1:11, 17 as “the carrying away.” The places to which Israel and Judah were carried are considered under their respective names.
Those who returned from exile were the two tribes, Judah and
Benjamin
(unless any few of the
ten
tribes may
have
accompanied them; Compare Luke 2:36). They retained
possession
of the land, under
many
changes and vicissitudes, until their
Messiah
appeared. His rejection and
crucifixion
resulted in the
destruction
of
Jerusalem
by the Romans A.D. 70, and the scattering of the Jews to all parts of
the
world
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
161
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
αἰχμαλωσία
Transliteration:
aichmalosia
Phonic:
aheekh-mal-o-see’-ah
Meaning:
from
164
; captivity
KJV Usage:
captivity
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