Verse 3

And the king{H4428} spake{H559}{(H8799)} unto Ashpenaz{H828} the master{H7227} of his eunuchs{H5631}, that he should bring{H935}{(H8687)} certain of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and of the king's{H4410} seed{H2233}, and of the princes{H6579};

Referenced Verses

• Isa 39:7 : 7 And of thy sons{H1121} that shall issue{H3318}{(H8799)} from thee, which thou shalt beget{H3205}{(H8686)}, shall they take away{H3947}{(H8799)}; and they shall be eunuchs{H5631} in the palace{H1964} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}.
• 2 Kgs 20:17-18 : 17 Behold, the days{H3117} come{H935}{(H8802)}, that all that is in thine house{H1004}, and that which thy fathers{H1} have laid up in store{H686}{(H8804)} unto this day{H3117}, shall be carried{H5375}{(H8738)} into Babylon{H894}: nothing{H1697} shall be left{H3498}{(H8735)}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}. 18 And of thy sons{H1121} that shall issue{H3318}{(H8799)} from thee, which thou shalt beget{H3205}{(H8686)}, shall they take away{H3947}{(H8799)}; and they shall be eunuchs{H5631} in the palace{H1964} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}.
• 2 Kgs 24:15 : 15 And he carried away{H1540}{(H8686)} Jehoiachin{H3078} to Babylon{H894}, and the king's{H4428} mother{H517}, and the king's{H4428} wives{H802}, and his officers{H5631}, and the mighty{H352}{(H8675)}{H193} of the land{H776}, those carried{H3212}{(H8689)} he into captivity{H1473} from Jerusalem{H3389} to Babylon{H894}.
• Jer 41:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the seventh{H7637} month{H2320}, that Ishmael{H3458} the son{H1121} of Nethaniah{H5418} the son{H1121} of Elishama{H476}, of the seed{H2233} royal{H4410}, and the princes{H7227} of the king{H4428}, even ten{H6235} men{H582} with him, came{H935}{(H8804)} unto Gedaliah{H1436} the son{H1121} of Ahikam{H296} to Mizpah{H4709}; and there they did eat{H398}{(H8799)} bread{H3899} together{H3162} in Mizpah{H4708}.