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Text -- 2 Chronicles 36:8-23 (NET)
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36:8 The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah . His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king .
Jehoiachin’s Reign
36:9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem . He did evil in the sight of the Lord .
36:10 At the beginning of the year King Nebuchadnezzar ordered him to be brought to Babylon , along with the valuable items in the Lord’s temple . In his place he made his relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem .
Zedekiah’s Reign
36:11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king , and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem .
36:12 He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God . He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet , the Lord’s spokesman .
36:13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar , who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God . He was stubborn and obstinate , and refused to return to the Lord God of Israel .
36:14 All the leaders of the priests and people became more unfaithful and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations . They defiled the Lord’s temple which he had consecrated in Jerusalem .
The Babylonians Destroy Jerusalem
36:15 The Lord God of their ancestors continually warned them through his messengers , for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place .
36:16 But they mocked God’s messengers , despised his warnings , and ridiculed his prophets . Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment .
36:17 He brought against them the king of the Babylonians , who slaughtered their young men in their temple . He did not spare young men or women , or even the old and aging . God handed everyone over to him.
36:18 He carried away to Babylon all the items in God’s temple , whether large or small , as well as what was in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king and his officials .
36:19 They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem . They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items .
36:20 He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword . They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power .
36:21 This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah . The land experienced its sabbatical years; it remained desolate for seventy years , as prophesied .
Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Go Home
36:22 In the first year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia , in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah , the Lord moved King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom .
36:23 It read: “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says : ‘The Lord God of the heavens has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth . He has appointed me to build for him a temple in Jerusalem in Judah . May the Lord your God energize you who belong to his people , so you may be able to go back there!”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Captivity |
Jerusalem |
Israel |
War |
Nebuchadnezzar |
ESDRAS, THE FIRST BOOK OF |
Assyria |
ZEDEKIAH (2) |
Zedekiah |
Cyrus |
Judgments |
Persia |
Babylon |
Jehoiachin |
Prophecy |
Impenitence |
PERSIANS |
God |
ISAIAH, 8-9 |
Exile |
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NET Notes -> 2Ch 36:8; 2Ch 36:9; 2Ch 36:9; 2Ch 36:9; 2Ch 36:10; 2Ch 36:10; 2Ch 36:11; 2Ch 36:12; 2Ch 36:13; 2Ch 36:13; 2Ch 36:14; 2Ch 36:15; 2Ch 36:15; 2Ch 36:16; 2Ch 36:16; 2Ch 36:16; 2Ch 36:17; 2Ch 36:17; 2Ch 36:17; 2Ch 36:17; 2Ch 36:19; 2Ch 36:21; 2Ch 36:21; 2Ch 36:21; 2Ch 36:21; 2Ch 36:21; 2Ch 36:21; 2Ch 36:22; 2Ch 36:22; 2Ch 36:22; 2Ch 36:22; 2Ch 36:23; 2Ch 36:23
NET Notes: 2Ch 36:8 Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoiakim, and his horrible deeds which he did and that which was found against him, look, they are writte...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 36:10 Heb “and he made Zedekiah his brother king.” According to the parallel text in 2 Kgs 24:17, Zedekiah was Jehoiachin’s uncle, not his...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 36:11 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 36:15 Heb “and the Lord God of their fathers sent against them by the hand of his messengers, getting up early and sending.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 36:16 Heb “until the anger of the Lord went up against his people until there was no healer.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 36:17 Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 36:19 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 36:21 Cyrus’ edict (see vv. 22-23) occurred about fifty years after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 b.c., which is most naturally understood as the begin...
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