New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 36

Joahaz, Jehoiakim, Then Jehoiachin Rule

1Then the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Joahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977and madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvai.yam.li.Khu.huH4427inH8478placeתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478ofH8478his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Joahazיוֹאָחָ֣זyo.'a.ChazH3099was twenty-threeשָׁל֧וֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםsha.Lo.osh ve.'es.RimH6242 H7969yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714deposedוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and imposedH6064aH6064fineוַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙vai.ya.'a.NoshH6064on the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofa hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701andone talentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

4The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714madeH4427Joahaz’s brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471kingוַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079. ButNecoנְכ֔וֹne.KhoH5224tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251Joahazיוֹאָחָ֤זyo.'a.ChazH3099and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ פmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079was twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242 H2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

6Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894cameH5927upH5927againstעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921him andboundוַיַּֽאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him with bronzeבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178chainsto takeלְהֹלִיכ֖וֹle.ho.li.KhoH1980him to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

7Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019also broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935someof the articlesוּמִכְּלֵי֙u.mi.ke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894,and he putוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in his templeבְּהֵיכָל֖וֹbe.hei.kha.LoH1964in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

8Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִ֜יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079andthe abominationsוְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יוve.to.'a.vo.TavH8441whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he committedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and what was foundוְהַנִּמְצָ֣אve.ha.nim.Tza'H4672againstH5921him, beholdH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

9Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenשְׁמוֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

Captivity in Babylon Begun

10At the turnוְלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תve.lit.shu.VatH8666of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971menand had him broughtוַיְבִאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935to Babylonבָבֶ֔לָהva.Ve.lahH894with the valuableחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532articlesכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and he madeH4427his relativeאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֙vai.yam.leKhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פVi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Zedekiah Rules in Judah

11Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667was twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַחַ֛ת'es.Rim ve.'a.ChatH6242 H259yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12He didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;he did not humbleנִכְנַ֗עnikh.Na'H3665himselfbeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֛יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030who spokeמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13He alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571rebelledמָרָ֔דma.RadH4775against Kingבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had made him swearהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhish.bi.'OH7650allegianceby Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430. Buthe stiffenedוַיֶּ֤קֶשׁvai.Ye.keshH7185his neckעָרְפּוֹ֙a.re.PoH6203and hardenedוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץvay.'a.MetzH553his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824againstH4480turningמִשּׁ֕וּבmi.ShuvH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Furthermoreגַּ֠םgamH1571,allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971wereH7235veryH7235unfaithfulמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604, followingallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605the abominationsתֹּעֲב֣וֹתto.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;and they defiledוַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙vay.ta.me.'UH2930the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had sanctifiedהִקְדִּ֖ישׁhik.DishH6942in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Yet the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֡חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto them againהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925and againוְשָׁל֑וֹחַve.sha.Lo.achH7971by His messengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He hadH2550compassionחָמַ֥לcha.MalH2550on His peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971and on His dwellingH4583placeמְעוֹנֽוֹ׃me.'o.NoH4583;

16but they continuallymockedמַלְעִבִים֙mal.'i.VimH3931the messengersבְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣יbe.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,despisedוּבוֹזִ֣יםu.vo.ZimH959His wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,and scoffedוּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖יםu.mi.ta'.te.'ImH8591at His prophetsבִּנְבִאָ֑יוbin.vi.'AvH5030,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068roseעֲל֧וֹתa.LotH5927against His peopleבְּעַמּ֖וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,untilעַד־'ad-H5704thereH369wasH369noH369remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.

17So He broughtH5927upH5927againstH5921them the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.di.yimH3778,who killedוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026their youngבַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םba.chu.rei.HemH970menבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH970with the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of their sanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔םmik.da.ShamH4720,and hadH2550noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808compassionחָמַ֛לcha.MalH2550on youngH970manH970or virginוּבְתוּלָ֖הu.ve.tu.LahH1330,oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205manH2205or frailוְיָשֵׁ֑שׁve.ya.SheshH3486;He handedבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH5414 H3027themallהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605overH5414to him.

18He broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935allH3605the articlesכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,greatהַגְּדֹלִ֣יםha.ge.do.LimH1419and smallוְהַקְּטַנִּ֔יםve.hak.ke.ta.NimH6996,and the treasuresוְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his officersוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269,to Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

19Thenthey burnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙vai.yis.re.FuH8313the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and brokeH5422downH5422the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and burnedשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its fortifiedH759buildingsH759with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784and destroyedלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סle.hash.ChitH7843allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its valuableמַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261articlesכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.

20HetookH1540intoH1540exileוַיֶּ֛גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540thoseH7611who had escapedH7611from the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894; andthey were servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to him and to his sonsוּלְבָנָיו֙u.le.va.NavH1121untilעַד־'ad-H5704the ruleמְלֹ֖ךְme.LokhH4427of the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539,

21to fulfillלְמַלֹּ֤אותle.ma.LotH4390the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068by the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776had enjoyedרָצְתָ֥הra.tze.TahH7521its Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of its desolationהָשַּׁמָּה֙ha.sha.MahH8074it keptH7673theH7673SabbathH7673until seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141were completeלְמַלֹּ֖אותle.ma.LotH4390.

Cyrus Permits Return

22Now in the firstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539--in order to fulfillלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414--the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirredH5782upH5782the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539so that he sentוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־vai.ya.'a.ver-H5674a proclamationקוֹל֙kOlH6963throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571put itin writingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

23“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ׀Ko.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: ‘The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,has givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,and He has appointedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485me to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129Him a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063.Whoeverמִֽי־mi-H4310there is among you of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605His peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971,may the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430be with him;goוְיָֽעַל׃ve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927then!’”

Joahaz, Jehoiakim, Then Jehoiachin Rule

Captivity in Babylon Begun

Zedekiah Rules in Judah

Cyrus Permits Return

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36