2 Chronicles 36:20

Translations

Modern

Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And he carried away those who escaped from the sword to Babylon, and they were unto him and unto his sons for servants until the reigning of the kingdom of Persia,

Latin

Si quis evaserat gladium, ductus in Babylonem servivit regi et filiis ejus, donec imperaret rex Persarum,

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Hebrew

English

Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Nebuchadnezzar II Curses and Blessings The Remnant

Related verses

Jeremiah 27:7
All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
Ezra 1:1–11
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Deuteronomy 28:47–48
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
2 Kings 25:11
Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.
2 Chronicles 36:22
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

Parallels

2 Kings 25:1–7

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel Persia: An empire that ruled over the exiled Jews

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Chaldea, Chaldeans Chronicles, Books of First and Second First Book of Esdras Genealogy

Topics

Assyria: Jews Carried Captive To Babylon: City of Capital of the Kingdom of Babylon Babylon: Empire of Jews Carried To Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar King of Took Zedekiah Captive to Babylon Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon Judgments: Delivered: Into the Hands of the Chaldeans Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Zedekiah Medo-Persian Kingdom: The Jews Delivered from Captivity by Means of Nebuchadnezzar: Conquests of Jerusalem Persia: Israel Captive In Prophecies Concerning Israel: Zedekiah is Made King by Nebuchadnezzar Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Invasion of Judah by the Chaldeans Fulfilled Servant: The Jews in Babylon The Feast of Sabbatical Year: The Seventy Years Captivity a Punishment for Neglecting Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple

2 Chronicles 36:20

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