2 Chronicles 36:20
in 2 Chronicles 36Those 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.
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ASV
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he 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:
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 36
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd them that had escaped from the sword carried he away captive,.... The king of Babylon, or his general by his orders, excepting some poor persons left to till the land, see Jer 52:15, where they were servants to him and his sons; his son Evilmerodach, and his grandson Belshazzar; see Gill on Jer 27:7, until the reign of the kingdom of Persia; until that monarchy began, as it did upon the taking of Babylon by Cyrus king of Persia. This is the first place we meet with this name of Persia in Scripture.
This site's exposition
servants to him and his sons
Those who escaped the sword become servants in Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar and his sons “until the kingdom of Persia came to power”. John Gill notes that this is the first place the name Persia enters Scripture. The next two verses already name the kingdom that will end the exile.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Servants - 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.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֶּ֛גֶל | vaiyegel | and he took into exile | H1540 → | |
| הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית | hasheerit | the remainder | H7611 → | |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַחֶ֖רֶב | hacherev | the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בָּבֶ֑ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ | vaiyihyu- | and they became | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֤וֹ | lo | for him | ||
| וּלְבָנָיו֙ | ulevanav | and for sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| לַעֲבָדִ֔ים | laavadim | <into> slaves | H5650 → | 799 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| מְלֹ֖ךְ | melokh | reigned | H4427 → | 348 times |
| מַלְכ֥וּת | malkhut | [the] kingdom of | H4438 → | 91 times |
| פָּרָֽס׃ | paras | Persia | H6539 → | 28 times |
וַיֶּ֛גֶלand he took into exile
vaiyegelH1540 →
הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥יתthe remainder
hasheeritH7611 →
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַחֶ֖רֶבthe sword
hacherevH2719 →413 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בָּבֶ֑לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
וַֽיִּהְיוּ־and they became
vaiyihyu-H1961 →3559 times
ל֤וֹfor him
lo
וּלְבָנָיו֙and for sons his
ulevanavH1121 →4930 times
לַעֲבָדִ֔ים<into> slaves
laavadimH5650 →799 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
מְלֹ֖ךְreigned
melokhH4427 →348 times
מַלְכ֥וּת[the] kingdom of
malkhutH4438 →91 times
פָּרָֽס׃Persia
parasH6539 →28 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 36:22In 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 25:12
But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting…
- Ezra 1:1–3
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…
- Jeremiah 29:10
For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
- Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
- 2 Chronicles 36:21
So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 25:12
Through
Jeremiah 27:7All 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.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 52:31
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned…
- Daniel 5:25–31
Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
- Isaiah 14:4–6
you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
- Jeremiah 52:31
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.