2 Chronicles 36:14

2 Chronicles 36:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the Lord that he had made holy in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 36:14

12He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before the prophet Jeremiah at the Lord’s command. 13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate and hardened his heart against returning to the Lord, the God of Israel. All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem. 15But the Lord, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of his messengers, sending them time and time again, for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. 16But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against his people that there was no remedy.

2 Chronicles 36:14 word by word

גַּ֠ם כָּל־שָׂרֵ֨י הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְהָעָם֙ הִרְבּ֣וּ לִמְעָל מַ֔עַל כְּכֹ֖ל תֹּעֲב֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִקְדִּ֖ישׁ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover all the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• transgressedמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
• veryמַ֫עַלma‛al · unfaithfulnessH4604
• muchרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• after all the abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and pollutedטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which he had hallowedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 36:14

• 2 Kings 16:10King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. When he saw the altar that was in Damascus, King Ahaz sent a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction to the priest Uriah.
• Ezra 9:7Our guilt has been terrible from the days of our ancestors until the present. Because of our iniquities we have been handed over, along with our kings and priests, to the surrounding kings, and to the sword, captivity, plundering, and open shame, as it is today.
• Jeremiah 5:5I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. However, these also had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
• Jeremiah 37:13But when he was at the Benjamin Gate, an officer of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, and he apprehended the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans.”
• Jeremiah 38:4The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not pursuing the welfare of this people, but their harm.”
• Ezekiel 22:6“‘Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.
• Daniel 9:6We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, ancestors, and all the people of the land.
• Micah 3:1Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?
• Micah 7:2Faithful people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net.
• Zephaniah 3:3The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.
• 2 Chronicles 28:3He burned incense in Ben Hinnom Valley and burned his children in the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.
• 2 Chronicles 33:9So Manasseh caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to stray so that they did worse evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.
• 2 Chronicles 33:4He built altars in the Lord’s temple, where the Lord had said, “Jerusalem is where my name will remain forever.”
• Ezekiel 8:5The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” I looked to the north, and there was this offensive statue north of the Altar Gate, at the entrance.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Polluted the house of the Lord - Toward the close of Zedekiah‘s reign idolatrous rites of several different kinds were intruded into the sacred precincts of the temple (compare Ezekiel 8:10-16).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14Jeremiah repeatedly advised Zedekiah to surrender to the Babylonians instead of seeking help from Egypt (Jeremiah 25:1–11; 27:1–22; 34:1–22; 37:1–38:28). However, Zedekiah refused to humble himself and rebelled, breaking his oath.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 36:14

• Assyria
• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Judgments
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Condemn
• Put
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Zedekiah (2)

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