Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation The few who survived were taken as exiles to Babylon, and they became servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. English Standard Version 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, Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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, New American Standard Bible He took into exile those who had escaped from the sword to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, NASB 1995 Those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, NASB 1977 And those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, Legacy Standard Bible And those who had escaped from the sword he took away into exile to Babylon; and they were slaves to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, Amplified Bible He deported to Babylon those who had escaped from the sword; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the kingdom of Persia was established there, Christian Standard Bible He deported those who escaped from the sword to Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the rise of the Persian kingdom. Holman Christian Standard Bible He deported those who escaped from the sword to Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the rise of the Persian kingdom. American Standard Version 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: Contemporary English Version The survivors were taken to Babylonia as prisoners, where they were slaves of the king and his sons, until Persia became a powerful nation. English Revised Version 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation The king of Babylon took those who weren't executed to Babylon to be slaves for him and his sons. They remained captives until the Persian Empire began to rule. Good News Translation He took all the survivors to Babylonia, where they served him and his descendants as slaves until the rise of the Persian Empire. International Standard Version Nebuchadnezzar carried off to Babylon those who survived the executions, and they served him and his descendants until the kingdom of Persia came to power. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power. New Heart English Bible 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: Webster's Bible Translation And them that had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia. World English Bible 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, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he removes those left of the sword to Babylon, and they are to him and to his sons for servants, until the reigning of the kingdom of Persia, Young's Literal Translation And he removeth those left of the sword unto Babylon, and they are to him and to his sons for servants, till the reigning of the kingdom of Persia, Smith's Literal Translation And the remainder from the sword he will carry away captive to Babel; and they will be to him and to his sons for servants, even to the reigning of the kingdom of Persia: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhosoever escaped the sword, was led into Babylon, and there served the king and his sons till the reign of the king of Persia. Catholic Public Domain Version If anyone had escaped from the sword, he was led into Babylon. And he served the king and his sons, until the king of Persia would command, New American Bible Those who escaped the sword he carried captive to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the Persian kingdom came to power. New Revised Standard Version 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, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd those who had escaped from the sword he carried away captive to Babylon, where they became servants to him and to his sons until the LORD delivered the kingdom to the Persians; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he brought out those who escaped from the sword into captivity to Babel, and they were Servants to him and to his children, until he handed the kingdom over to the Persians OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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; Brenton Septuagint Translation And he carried away the remnant to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of the Medes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fall of Jerusalem…19Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. 20Those 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. 21So 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.… Cross References Jeremiah 25:11-12 And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. / 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 desolation. 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. Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 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 his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: / “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. / Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 2 Kings 24:14-16 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. / Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle. 2 Kings 25:11-12 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. / But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields. Nehemiah 1:8-9 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, / but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ Leviticus 26:33-35 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. / Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. / As long as it lies desolate, the land will have the rest it did not receive during the Sabbaths when you lived in it. Deuteronomy 28:36 The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone. Isaiah 39:6-7 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. Psalm 137:1-4 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. / There on the willows we hung our harps, / for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.” ... Jeremiah 27:20-22 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. / Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: / ‘They will be carried to Babylon and will remain there until the day I attend to them again,’ declares the LORD. ‘Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’” Jeremiah 52:28-30 These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews; / in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem; / in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away. Acts 7:43 You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ Treasury of Scripture 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: A. Deuteronomy 28:47,48 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; … Jeremiah 27:7 And 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. until the reign 2 Chronicles 36:22 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, Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, 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, Jump to Previous Babylon Carried Death Escaped Establishment Exile Kingdom Persia Power Prisoners Reign Reigning Remnant Removeth Rule Servants SwordJump to Next Babylon Carried Death Escaped Establishment Exile Kingdom Persia Power Prisoners Reign Reigning Remnant Removeth Rule Servants Sword2 Chronicles 36 1. Jehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt5. Jehoiakim reigning ill, is carried bound into Babylon 9. Jehoiachin succeeding, reigns ill, and is brought into Babylon 11. Zedekiah succeeding, reigns ill, despite the prophets, and rebels against Nebuchadnezzar 14. Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and the people, is wholly destroyed 22. The proclamation of Cyrus He carried into exile to Babylon This phrase marks a pivotal moment in Israel's history, where the Babylonian captivity begins. The Hebrew root for "carried into exile" is "gālah," which means to uncover or remove. This removal was not just physical but spiritual, as the Israelites were taken from the Promised Land, a place of divine covenant. Babylon, in historical context, was a powerful empire known for its grandeur and idolatry, representing a place of both physical and spiritual bondage. The exile was a consequence of Israel's persistent disobedience and idolatry, fulfilling the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah. those who had escaped the sword and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power Hebrew Those who escapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית (haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7611: Rest, residue, remnant, remainder the sword הַחֶ֖רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile וַיֶּ֛גֶל (way·ye·ḡel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Babylon, בָּבֶ֑ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city and they became וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ (way·yih·yū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be servants לַעֲבָדִ֔ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5650: Slave, servant to him and his sons וּלְבָנָיו֙ (ū·lə·ḇā·nāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the kingdom מַלְכ֥וּת (mal·ḵūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom of Persia פָּרָֽס׃ (pā·rās) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon came to power. מְלֹ֖ךְ (mə·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel Links 2 Chronicles 36:20 NIV2 Chronicles 36:20 NLT 2 Chronicles 36:20 ESV 2 Chronicles 36:20 NASB 2 Chronicles 36:20 KJV 2 Chronicles 36:20 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 36:20 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 36:20 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 36:20 French Bible 2 Chronicles 36:20 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 36:20 He carried those who had escaped (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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