2 Chronicles 36:20

2 Chronicles 36:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
• New International Version (NIV)He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He took into exile in Babylon those who had escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of Persia,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,

Context of 2 Chronicles 36:20

18who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. 19Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. 21So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah. 22In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

2 Chronicles 36:20 word by word

וַיֶּ֛גֶל הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית מִן־הַחֶ֖רֶב אֶל־בָּבֶ֑ל וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ל֤וֹ וּלְבָנָיו֙ לַעֲבָדִ֔ים עַד־מְלֹ֖ךְ מַלְכ֥וּת פָּרָֽס׃Read the interlinear

• Those who escapedשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• ·מִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exileגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• inאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and they becameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of Persiaפָּרַסpâras · PersiaH6539
• came to powerמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 36:20

• Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
• Jeremiah 27:7All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
• 2 Chronicles 36:22In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
• Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Servants - Or, “slaves.” They were probably employed by Nebuchadnezzar in the forced labor which his great works necessitated. His sons - The word probably includes all Nebuchadnezzars successors in the independent sovereignty of Babylon.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 36:20

• Assyria
• Babylon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Judgments
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Persia
• Prophecy
• Servant
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Persia
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Persia, Persians
• Condemn
• Daniel, Book of
• Exile
• Jerusalem
• Put
• Sabbatical year

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings