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 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

18And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of Yhwh, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon. 19And 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. 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: 21To fulfil the word of Yhwh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yhwh spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yhwh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also 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

• 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 28:47Because thou servedst not Yhwh thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
• Jeremiah 27:7And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
• 2 Chronicles 36:22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yhwh spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yhwh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
• Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yhwh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, Yhwh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also 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
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Persia, Persians
• Condemn
• Daniel, Book of
• Exile
• Jerusalem
• Put
• Sabbatical year

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