God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 36:20
20The king of Babylon took those who weren’t executed to Babylon to be slaves for him and his sons. They remained captives until the Persian Empire began to rule.
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
18He brought to Babylon each of the utensils from God’s temple, the treasures from the Lord’s temple, and the treasures of the king and his officials. 19They burned God’s temple, tore down Jerusalem’s walls, burned down all its palaces, and destroyed everything of value. The king of Babylon took those who weren’t executed to Babylon to be slaves for him and his sons. They remained captives until the Persian Empire began to rule. 21This happened so that the Lord’s words spoken through Jeremiah would be fulfilled. The land had its years of rest and was made acceptable ⌞again⌟. While it lay in ruins, ⌞the land had its⌟ 70 years of rest. 22The promise the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah was about to come true in Cyrus’ first year as king of Persia. The Lord inspired the king to make this announcement throughout his whole kingdom and then to put it in writing.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 362 Chronicles 36:20 word by word
וַיֶּ֛גֶל הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית מִן־הַחֶ֖רֶב אֶל־בָּבֶ֑ל וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ל֤וֹ וּלְבָנָיו֙ לַעֲבָדִ֔ים עַד־מְלֹ֖ךְ מַלְכ֥וּת פָּרָֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And them that had escapedשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
- from the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- carried he awayגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
- to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- where they were servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- to him and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- until the reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- of the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
- of Persiaפָּרַסpâras · PersiaH6539
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 36:20
- Deuteronomy 28:47You didn’t serve the Lord your God with a joyful and happy heart when you had so much.
- Jeremiah 27:7All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until Babylon is defeated. Then many nations and great kings will make him their slave.
- 2 Chronicles 36:22The promise the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah was about to come true in Cyrus’ first year as king of Persia. The Lord inspired the king to make this announcement throughout his whole kingdom and then to put it in writing.
- Ezra 1:1The promise the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah was about to come true in Cyrus’ first year as king of Persia. The Lord inspired the king to make this announcement throughout his whole kingdom and then to put it in writing.
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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
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