13Then he took one of the royal 17:13 Lit seedfamily and made a covenant with him, 17:13 Lit and caused him to enter into an oathputting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
13And he took a member of the royal family [the king’s uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the important leaders of the land, [2 Kin 24:17]
13He took a member of the royal family17:13 Hebrew the royal seed and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
13Then Nebuchadnezzar made a peace treaty with Zedekiah. He was a member of Jerusalem’s royal family. Nebuchadnezzar made him promise he would keep the treaty. He also took away the leading men of the land as prisoners.