Esther 2:6 (WEB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:4 and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” The thing pleased the king, and he did so.

Esther 2:5 There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

Esther 2:6 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.

Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

Esther 2:8 So, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to the citadel of Susa, to the custody of Hegai, Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "been", "carried", "away", "jerusalem", and "captives". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "been" and "carried", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "There was a certain Jew in the..." into verse 7's "He brought up Hadassah that is Esther...", so "been" and "carried" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "been" and "carried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.