Revised Version 1895
2 Chronicles 36
1Then thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, andmadeH3947himkingוַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvai.yam.li.Khu.huH4427in hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1steadתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
2Joahazיוֹאָחָ֣זyo.'a.ChazH3099wastwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242andthreeשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969mouths inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714deposedוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him atJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and amerced thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and atalentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
4And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714madeH5437Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251kingH4428overJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andchangedH5437hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079. AndNecoנְכ֔וֹne.KhoH5224tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947Joahazיוֹאָחָ֤זyo.'a.ChazH3099hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, andcarriedוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ פmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.
5Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hedidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.
7Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019alsocarriedהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935of thevesselsוּמִכְּלֵי֙u.mi.ke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toBabylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894, andputוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in histempleH1004atBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.
8NowH2005therestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִ֜יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079, and hisabominationsוְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יוve.to.'a.vo.TavH8441whichH834hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213, and thatwhichH834wasfoundוְהַנִּמְצָ֣אve.ha.nim.Tza'H4672in him,beholdH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063: andJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
9Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseightשְׁמוֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
10And at thereturnH935of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971, andbroughtH935him toBabylonבָבֶ֔לָהva.Ve.lahH894, with the goodlyvesselsH3627of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andmadeH3627Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251kingH4428overJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פVi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
12and hedidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430; hehumbledH3665notלֹ֣אlo'H3808himselfH3665beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֛יmi.lif.NeiH6440Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030speaking from themouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13And he alsorebelledמָרָ֔דma.RadH4775againstאֶל־'el-H413kingבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019, who hadmadeוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץvay.'a.MetzH553himswearהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhish.bi.'OH7650byGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430: but hestiffenedH7185hisneckעָרְפּוֹ֙a.re.PoH6203, andhardenedH7185hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824fromturningמִשּׁ֕וּבmi.ShuvH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
14MoreoverH1571allכָּל־kol-H3605thechiefsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971, trespassedveryH1571greatlyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235afterallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605theabominationsתֹּעֲב֣וֹתto.'a.VotH8441of the heathen; and they polluted thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had hallowed inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
15And theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֡חvai.yish.LachH7971to them by hismessengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397,risingH7925upH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andsendingוְשָׁל֑וֹחַve.sha.Lo.achH7971;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hadcompassionחָמַ֥לcha.MalH2550on hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, and on hisdwellingמְעוֹנֽוֹ׃me.'o.NoH4583placeבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027:
16but theymockedמַלְעִבִים֙mal.'i.VimH3931themessengersבְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣יbe.mal.'a.KheiH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, anddespisedוּבוֹזִ֣יםu.vo.ZimH959hiswordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, and scoffed at hisprophetsבִּנְבִאָ֑יוbin.vi.'AvH5030,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thewrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aroseH5927againstH5927hispeopleבְּעַמּ֖וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,tillעַד־'ad-H5704there wasnoלְאֵ֥יןle.'EinH369remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.
17Therefore hebroughtוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927uponH5921them thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.di.yimH3778, whoslewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026theiryoungבַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םba.chu.rei.HemH970menבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH970with theswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theirsanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔םmik.da.ShamH4720, and hadnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808compassionחָמַ֛לcha.MalH2550uponH5921youngH970manH2205or maiden,oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205manH2205or ancient: hegaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414themallהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605intoH5921hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
18AndallH3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,greatהַגְּדֹלִ֣יםha.ge.do.LimH1419andsmallוְהַקְּטַנִּ֔יםve.hak.ke.ta.NimH6996, and thetreasuresוְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and of hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269;allH3605theseH3605hebroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935toBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.
19And theyburntוַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙vai.yis.re.FuH8313thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and brakedownוַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andburntשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759thereof withfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, anddestroyedלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סle.hash.ChitH7843allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the goodlyvesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627thereof.
20And them that hadescapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥יתha.she.'e.RitH7611from theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719carriedH1540heawayH1540toBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894; and they wereservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to him and hissonsוּלְבָנָיו֙u.le.va.NavH1121untilעַד־'ad-H5704thereignH4438of thekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539:
21tofulfillלְמַלֹּ֤אותle.ma.LotH4390thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068by themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,untilH5704thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadenjoyedרָצְתָ֥הra.tze.TahH7521herכָּל־kol-H3605sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676for aslongH5704assheH5704laydesolateהָשַּׁמָּה֙ha.sha.MahH8074sheH5704keptsabbathH7676, tofulfillלְמַלֹּ֖אותle.ma.LotH4390threescore and tenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.
22Nowוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571in thefirstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414might beaccomplishedH3615, theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirredH5782upH5782thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307ofCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, that hemadeH3605aproclamationקוֹל֙kOlH6963throughoutH3605allH3605hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, andputH3615it also inwritingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,
23Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ׀Ko.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539,Allכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,givenH5414meH5414; and he hathchargedH5927meH5414tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129him anhouseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichH834is inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063. Whosoever there is amongyouH834ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971, theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430be with him, andletH5414himgoוְיָֽעַל׃ve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
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- Darby Translation Notes
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