Jeremiah 52:28
This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 39:9, the same event is described — the general deportation of Jerusalem's survivors, providing narrative context for the specific number in 52:28.
2 Kings 24:3 explains the exile came because of Judah's sins, giving the theological reason for the captivity recorded here.
2 Kings 24:12-16 gives a fuller account of the same deportation, with more captives and details, though numbers differ.
2 Kings 24:14 provides an alternate count (10,000) for the same deportation, highlighting differing historical records.
2 Kings 24:16 breaks down the 10,000 into 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 craftsmen, adding specificity to the same event.
Deuteronomy 28:62 prophesies Israel would become few in number, which this captivity count fulfills.
Isaiah 6:12 prophesies the Lord removing people far away, which the captivity numbers here record as fulfilled.
Daniel 1:1-3 recounts an earlier deportation (Jehoiakim's), adding context of the first wave of exiles.
1 Chronicles 6:15 names Jehozadak as one taken captive, illustrating a personal story within the general exile count.
In Matthew 1:11, the deportation to Babylon appears in Jesus' genealogy, linking the historical event to the messianic line.