2 Chronicles 36:19-21

19 Then 1they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.
20 Those who had escaped from the sword he 2carried away to Babylon; and 3they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,
21 4to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until 5the land had enjoyed its sabbaths. 6All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath 7until seventy years were complete.

2 Chronicles 36:19-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 36

This chapter records the reigns of the four kings of Judah, and the captivity of the Jews, the short reign of Jehoahaz, deposed by the king of Egypt, and his brother Eliakim or Jehoiakim set up in his room, 2Ch 36:1-4, the reign of Jehoiakim, who was bound and carried away by Nebuchadnezzar, 2Ch 36:5-8, the reign of Jehoiachin his son, who also in a short time was taken and carried to Babylon by the same king, 2Ch 36:9,10, the reign of Zedekiah, who also rebelled against the king of Babylon, and he and his people were taken and carried captive by him for his sins, which are here mentioned, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, and where the Jews continued until the reign of the kingdom of Persia, 2Ch 36:11-21 and the chapter is concluded with the proclamation of Cyrus king of Persia, and with which also the next book begins, 2Ch 36:22,23.

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Cross References 7

  • 1. 1 Kings 9:8; 2 Kings 25:9; Jeremiah 52:13
  • 2. 2 Kings 25:11
  • 3. Jeremiah 27:7
  • 4. Jeremiah 29:10
  • 5. Leviticus 26:34
  • 6. Leviticus 25:4
  • 7. Jeremiah 25:11

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "to fulfill seventy years"
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