2 Chronicles 36
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The destruction of Jerusalem
Verse 1
WEB Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.
KJV Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
TSK the people: 2ch 26:1, 2ch 33:25, 2ki 23:30-37; Jehoahaz: 2ki 23:31-34, 1ch 3:15, jer 22:11
Verse 2
WEB Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
KJV Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
TSK No cross references.
Verse 3
WEB The king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
KJV And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
TSK put him down: 2ki 23:33
Verse 4
WEB The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
KJV And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
TSK made Eliakim: 2ki 23:34,35, 1ch 3:15; Necho: jer 22:10-12, eze 19:3,4
Verse 5
WEB Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God.
KJV Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
TSK Jehoiakim: 2ki 23:36,37, jer 22:13-19, jer 26:21-23, jer 36:1,27-32
Verse 6
WEB Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
KJV Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
TSK A. M. 3397. B.C. 607. came up: 2ki 24:1,2,5,6,13-20, eze 19:5-9, da 1:1,2, hab 1:5-10
Verse 7
WEB Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of Yahweh to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
KJV Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
TSK A. M. 3398. B.C. 606. the vessels: 2ki 24:13, ezr 1:7-11, jer 27:16-18, jer 28:3, da 5:2-4
Verse 8
WEB Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
KJV Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
TSK A. M. 3394-3405. B.C. 610-599. written: 2ki 24:5,6; Jehoiachin: 1ch 3:16,17; Jeconiah: jer 22:24,28; Coniah: mt 1:11,12
Verse 9
WEB Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
KJV Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
TSK A. M. 3405. B.C. 599. eight years old: 2ki 24:8,9
Verse 10
WEB At the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of Yahweh, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
KJV And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
TSK king Nebuchadnezzar: 2ki 24:10-17, 2ki 25:27-30, jer 29:2, eze 1:2; goodly vessels: 2ch 36:7, jer 27:18-22, da 1:1,2, da 5:2,23; Zedekiah: 2ki 24:17; Mattaniah his father's brother: 1ch 3:15,16, jer 37:1
Verse 11
WEB Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
KJV Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
TSK A. M. 3405-3416. B.C. 599-588. one and twenty: 2ki 24:18-20, jer 52:1-3
Verse 12
WEB and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God; he didn’t humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of Yahweh.
KJV And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
TSK humbled: 2ch 32:26, 2ch 33:12,19,23, ex 10:3, da 5:22,23, jas 4:10, 1pe 5:6; before Jeremiah: jer 21:1-10, jer 27:12-22, jer 28:1-17, jer 34:2-22, jer 37:2-21, jer 38:14-28; the mouth: 2ch 35:22
Verse 13
WEB He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
KJV And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.
TSK rebelled: 2ki 24:20, jer 52:2,3, eze 17:11-20; who had: jos 9:15,19,20, 2sa 21:2; stiffened: 2ki 17:4, ne 9:16,17, isa 48:4; hardened: ex 8:15,32, ex 9:17, ne 9:29, ro 2:4,5, heb 3:8,13
Verse 14
WEB Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Yahweh which he had made holy in Jerusalem.
KJV Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
TSK all the chief: 2ki 16:10-16, ezr 9:7, jer 5:5, jer 37:13-15, jer 38:4, eze 22:6,26-28, da 9:6,8, mic 3:1-4,9-11, mic 7:2, zep 3:3,4; very much: 2ch 28:3, 2ch 33:9; polluted: 2ch 33:4-7, eze 8:5-16
Verse 15
WEB Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
KJV And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
TSK the Lord: 2ch 24:18-21, 2ch 33:10, 2ki 17:13, jer 25:3,4, jer 26:5, jer 35:15, jer 44:4,5; his messengers: jud 10:16, 2ki 13:23, ho 11:8, lu 19:41-44
Verse 16
WEB but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
KJV But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
TSK mocked: 2ch 30:10, ps 35:16, isa 28:22, jer 5:12,13, jer 20:7, lu 18:32, lu 22:63,64, lu 23:11,36, ac 2:13, ac 17:32, heb 11:36; despised: pr 1:24-30, lu 16:14, ac 13:41, 1th 4:8; misused: jer 32:3, jer 38:6, mt 5:12, mt 21:33-41, ac 7:52; the wrath: ps 74:1, ps 79:1-5; till: pr 6:15, pr 29:1
Verse 17
WEB Therefore he brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or gray-headed: he gave them all into his hand.
KJV Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
TSK he brought: 2ch 33:11, de 28:49, 2ki 24:2,3, ezr 9:7, jer 15:8, jer 32:42, jer 40:3, da 9:14; the king: 2ki 25:1-30, jer 39:1-18, jer 52:1-34; who slew: le 26:14-46, de 28:15-68, de 29:18-28, de 30:18, de 31:16-18, de 32:15-28, ps 74:20, ps 79:2,3, jer 15:9, jer 18:21, la 2:21,22; in the house: 2ch 24:21, la 2:20, eze 9:5-7, lu 13:1,2; no compassion: de 28:50, ps 74:20
Verse 18
WEB All the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
KJV And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
TSK A. M. 3416. B.C. 588. all the vessels: 2ch 36:7,10, 2ki 25:13-17, jer 27:18-22, jer 52:17-23, da 5:3; treasures: 2ki 20:13-17, isa 39:6, zec 1:6
Verse 19
WEB They burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels of it.
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.
TSK they burnt: 2ki 25:9, ps 74:4-8, ps 79:1,7, isa 64:10,11, jer 7:4,14, jer 52:13, la 4:1, mic 3:12, lu 21:6; brake down: 2ki 25:10,11, jer 52:14,15
Verse 20
WEB He carried those who had escaped from the sword away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
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:
TSK they were servants: de 28:47,48, jer 27:7; until the reign: 2ch 36:22, ezr 1:1-11
Verse 21
WEB to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. As long as it lay desolate it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
KJV To fulfil the word of the LORD 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.
TSK To fulfil: jer 25:9,12, jer 26:6,7, jer 27:12,13, jer 29:10, da 9:2, zec 1:4-6; until the land: le 25:4-6, le 26:34,35,43, zec 1:12
The proclamation of Cyrus
Verse 22
WEB Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
KJV Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD 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,
TSK in the first: ezr 1:1-3; Cyrus: isa 44:28, da 10:1; that the word: 2ch 36:21, jer 25:12,14, jer 29:10, jer 32:42-44, jer 33:10-14, heb 10:23; the Lord stirred: 2ch 21:16, 1sa 26:19, 1ki 11:14,23, 1ch 5:26, ezr 1:5, isa 13:3-5,17,18, isa 44:28, isa 45:1-5, hag 1:14; a proclamation: 2ch 24:9, 2ch 30:5
Verse 23
WEB “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up.’”
KJV Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
TSK All the kingdoms: ps 75:5-7, da 2:21,37, da 4:35, da 5:18,23; he hath charged: isa 44:26-28; Who is there: 1ch 22:16, 1ch 29:5, ezr 7:13, zec 2:6,7, ro 8:31