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who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
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A Crucial Timeline Clarification
Commentators clarify that the person "carried away" into exile was Mordecai's great-grandfather, Kish, not Mordecai himself. This is a crucial detail, as the exile with King Jeconiah happened over a century before the events of Esther. This understanding makes the timeline of the story plausible, avoiding the problem of Mordecai and Esther being incredibly old.
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19th Century
Anglican
Who had been ... —The antecedent is obviously Kish, though as far as the mere grammar goes it might have been Mor…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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