Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 36

(2 Kings 23:31–35)

1Then the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977and made him kingוַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvai.yam.li.Khu.huH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389in place ofתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1.

2Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֣זyo.'a.ChazH3099was twenty-threeשָׁל֧וֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםsha.Lo.osh ve.'es.RimH7969 H6242years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320.

3And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714dethroned himוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and imposedוַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙vai.ya.'a.NoshH6064אֶת־'et-H853on Judah a levyהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776of a hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

4Then Neco kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֶת־'et-H853made Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471brother of Jehoahazאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251kingוַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and he changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437אֶת־'et-H853Eliakim’s nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.But Necoנְכ֔וֹne.KhoH5224tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947Eliakim’s brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֤זyo.'a.ChazH3099and carried him offוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ פmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah

(2 Kings 23:36–37)

5Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079was twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242 H2568years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

6Then Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894came upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927against Jehoiakimעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921and bound himוַיַּֽאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631with bronze shacklesבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178to take himלְהֹלִיכ֖וֹle.ho.li.KhoH1980to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

7Nebuchadnezzar alsoנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019tookהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894someof the articlesוּמִכְּלֵי֙u.mi.ke.LeiH3627from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and he put themוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414in his templeבְּהֵיכָל֖וֹbe.hei.kha.LoH1964in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

8As for the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִ֜יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,the abominationsוְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יוve.to.'a.vo.TavH8441אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he committedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and all that was foundוְהַנִּמְצָ֣אve.ha.nim.Tza'H4672against himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,they are indeedהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2005writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah

(2 Kings 24:6–9)

9Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078was eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117.And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10In the springוְלִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֗הve.lit.shu.Vat ha.sha.NahH8666 H8141,Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019summonedשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971Jehoiachinand brought himוַיְבִאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935to Babylonבָבֶ֔לָהva.Ve.lahH894,along withעִם־'im-H5973the articlesכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of valueחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532from the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And he made Jehoiachin’s relativeאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֙vai.yam.leKhH4427אֶת־'et-H853overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פVi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah

(2 Kings 24:18–20; Jeremiah 52:1–3)

11Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667was twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַחַ֛ת'es.Rim ve.'a.ChatH6242 H259years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.

12And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430and did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808humble himselfנִכְנַ֗עnikh.Na'H3665beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֛יmi.lif.NeiH6440Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,who spokeמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310for the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13He alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571rebelledמָרָ֔דma.RadH4775against Kingבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had made him swearהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhish.bi.'OH7650by Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430.But Zedekiah stiffenedוַיֶּ֤קֶשׁvai.Ye.keshH7185אֶת־'et-H853his neckעָרְפּוֹ֙a.re.PoH6203and hardenedוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץvay.'a.MetzH553אֶת־'et-H853his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824against turningמִשּׁ֕וּבmi.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Furthermoreגַּ֠םgamH1571,allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971multipliedהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235their unfaithful deedsלִמְעָל מַ֔עַלlim.'ol- Ma.'alH4603 H4604, followingallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605the abominationsתֹּעֲב֣וֹתto.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,and they defiledוַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙vay.ta.me.'UH2930אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had consecratedהִקְדִּ֖ישׁhik.DishH6942in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

The Fall of Jerusalem

(2 Kings 25:1–7)

15Again and againוַיִּשְׁלַ֡ח הַשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yish.Lach hash.KemH7925 H7971the LORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,sent wordוְשָׁל֑וֹחַve.sha.Lo.achH7971toעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921His peoplethroughבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027His messengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He had compassionחָמַ֥לcha.MalH2550onעַל־'al-H5921themעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921His dwelling placeמְעוֹנֽוֹ׃me.'o.NoH4583.

16But theyוַיִּֽהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961mockedמַלְעִבִים֙mal.'i.VimH3931the messengersבְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣יbe.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,despisingוּבוֹזִ֣יםu.vo.ZimH959His wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697and scoffingוּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖יםu.mi.ta'.te.'ImH8591at His prophetsבִּנְבִאָ֑יוbin.vi.'AvH5030,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068against His peopleבְּעַמּ֖וֹ עַד־be.'a.Mo 'ad-H5971 H5704was stirred upעֲל֧וֹתa.LotH5927beyondלְאֵ֥יןle.'EinH369remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.

17So He brought upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927against themעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.di.yimH3778,who putוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026their young menבַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םba.chu.rei.HemH970to the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719in the sanctuaryבְּבֵ֣ית מִקְדָּשָׁ֔םbe.Veit mik.da.ShamH1004 H4720,sparingחָמַ֛ל עַל־cha.Mal 'al-H2550 H5921neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808young menבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH970nor young womenוּבְתוּלָ֖הu.ve.tu.LahH1330,neither elderlyזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205nor infirmוְיָשֵׁ֑שׁve.ya.SheshH3486. Godgave themנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605into the handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027of Nebuchadnezzar,

18who carried offהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935everythingוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605to Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894—allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605the articlesכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,both largeהַגְּדֹלִ֣יםha.ge.do.LimH1419and smallוְהַקְּטַנִּ֔יםve.hak.ke.ta.NimH6996,and the treasuresוְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068וְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214and of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his officialsוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269.

19Then the Chaldeans set fire toוַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙vai.yis.re.FuH8313אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and broke downוַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422אֵ֖ת'etH853the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.They burned downשָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁsa.re.Fu va.'EshH8313 H784allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759and destroyedלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סle.hash.ChitH7843everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605articleכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of valueמַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261.

20Those who escapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥יתha.she.'e.RitH7611מִן־min-H4480the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exileוַיֶּ֛גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540inאֶל־'el-H413Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,and they becameוַֽיִּהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to himand his sonsוּלְבָנָיו֙u.le.va.NavH1121untilעַד־'ad-H5704the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539came to powerמְלֹ֖ךְme.LokhH4427.

21So the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853enjoyedרָצְתָ֥הra.tze.TahH7521its Sabbathשַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676restשָׁבָ֔תָהsha.Va.tahH7673allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the desolationהָשַּׁמָּה֙ha.sha.MahH8074,untilעַד־'ad-H5704seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141were completedלְמַלֹּ֤אותle.ma.LotH4390,in fulfillmentלְמַלֹּ֖אותle.ma.LotH4390of the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokenבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310through Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

The Proclamation of Cyrus

(Ezra 1:1–4; Isaiah 45:1–25)

22In the firstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,to fulfillלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokenבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310through Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirredהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782אֶת־'et-H853the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539to sendוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־vai.ya.'a.ver-H5674a proclamationקוֹל֙kOlH6963throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571to put it in writingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385as followsלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559:

23“This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ׀Ko.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931has givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414meallכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,has appointedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Himat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063.Whoeverמִֽי־mi-H4310among youbelongs toמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605His peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971,may the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430bewith himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973,and may he go upוְיָֽעַל׃ve.Ya.'alH5927.’”