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But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
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A Strategic Remnant
Commentators explain that the Babylonians' decision to leave the poorest people was not random. It was a strategic move to ensure the land remained productive. By leaving "vinedressers and husbandmen," they maintained an agricultural workforce, possibly to support future colonists, as was a common practice for empires of the time.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There was probably an intention of settling colonists in the country from some other part of the Empire, as the Assyrians had done in Samaria ([Ref…
19th Century
Anglican
Of the poor of the land. — 2 Kings 24:14 ().
Husbandmen. —Or, plowmen. The word (Hebre…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:8)
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