New English Translation
2 Chronicles 36:19
19They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items.
2 Chronicles 36:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)They set fire to God’s temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its precious vessels.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions.
Context of 2 Chronicles 36:19
17He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered their young men in their temple. He did not spare young men or women, or even the old and aging. God handed everyone over to him. 18He carried away to Babylon all the items in God’s temple, whether large or small, as well as what was in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king and his officials. They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items. 20He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power. 21This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah. The land experienced its sabbatical years; it remained desolate for seventy years, as prophesied.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 362 Chronicles 36:19 word by word
וַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּ אֵ֖ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְכָל־אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ שָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁ וְכָל־כְּלֵ֥י מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָ לְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they burntשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
- the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and brake downנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
- the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- all the palacesאַרְמוֹן'armôn · citadel: palaceH759
- thereof with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- and destroyedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- all the goodlyמַחְמָדmachmâd · desireH4261
- vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 36:19
- 2 Kings 25:9He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.
- Psalms 74:4Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary; they set up their battle flags.
- Psalms 79:1O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.
- Isaiah 64:10Your chosen cities have become a desert; Zion has become a desert, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.
- Jeremiah 7:4Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, “We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!”
- Jeremiah 52:13He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.
- Lamentations 4:1Alas! Gold has lost its luster; pure gold loses value. Jewels are scattered on every street corner. ב (Bet)
- Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!
- Luke 21:6“As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
- 2 Kings 25:10The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 52:14The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They burnt the house of God - Here was an end to the temple; the most superb and costly edifice ever erected by man. Brake down the wall of Jerusalem - So it ceased to be a fortified city. Burnt all the palaces - So it was no longer a dwelling-place for kings or great men. Destroyed all the goodly vessels - Beat up all the silver and gold into masses, keeping only a few of the finest in their own shape. See 2 Chronicles 36:18.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The temple was destroyed in August 586 BC (see 2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 52:12).Read the comment
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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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