2 Chronicles 36:20

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 Living Translation (NLT)The few who survived were taken as exiles to Babylon, and they became servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

Context of 2 Chronicles 36:20

18And all the articles from the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his leaders, all these he took to Babylon. 19Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. 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, 21to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. 22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,

2 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 28:47“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,
• Jeremiah 27:7So all nations shall serve him and his son and his son’s son, until the time of his land comes; and then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.
• 2 Chronicles 36:22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
• Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Servants - Or, “slaves.” They were probably employed by Nebuchadnezzar in the forced labor which his great works necessitated. His sons - The word probably includes all Nebuchadnezzars successors in the independent sovereignty of Babylon.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 36:20

• Assyria
• Babylon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Judgments
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Persia
• Prophecy
• Servant
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Persia
• Condemn
• Daniel, Book of
• Exile
• Jerusalem
• Put
• Sabbatical year
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Reign

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