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and our sons, our daughters, and our wives <i>are</i> in captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity because of this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />our ancestors killed in battle, but our own children and wives were taken captive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Our fathers were killed in battle, and our sons, daughters, and wives are prisoners because of this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Our fathers were killed in battle, and our wives and children have been taken away as prisoners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now look! Our ancestors have been killed with swords and our sons, daughters, and wives are being held captive because of all of this. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For, look, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives in captivity for this.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold, our fathers are fallen by the sword, our sons, and our daughters, and wives are led away captives for this wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword. Our sons, and our daughters and wives have been led away as captives because of this wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For our ancestors fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives have been taken captive because of this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Our fathers have fallen by the sword and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our women and our sons and our daughters are in captivity, now also we have strayed from going after LORD JEHOVAH our God, and we have forsaken the covenant that he gave to our fathers; also he has forsaken us!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And, behold, your fathers have been smitten with the sword, and your sons and your daughters and your wives are in captivity in a land not their own, as it is even now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7334" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own eyes. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">For behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">is why</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">our fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">have fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: be·ḥā·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·nê·nū (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and our sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·nū (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·nā·šê·nū (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: baš·šə·ḇî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">are in captivity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">2 Kings 18:11-12</a></span><br />The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. / This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a></span><br />And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">Nehemiah 9:36-37</a></span><br />So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves! / Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></span><br />I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a></span><br />And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jeremiah 52:28-30</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a></span><br />Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2-3</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. / We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Ezekiel 12:11-13</a></span><br />You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives. / And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, see, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.</p><p class="hdg">our fathers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">2 Chronicles 28:5-8,17</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought <i>them</i> to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Leviticus 26:17</a></b></br> And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-7.htm">Lamentations 5:7</a></b></br> Our fathers have sinned, <i>and are</i> not; and we have borne their iniquities.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-8.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-21.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-8.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/1-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">He restores religion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">He exhorts the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For behold,</b><br>This phrase serves as a call to attention, emphasizing the importance of the message that follows. It is often used in Scripture to introduce a significant statement or revelation, urging the audience to consider the gravity of the situation.<p><b>this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword,</b><br>The reference to "our fathers" indicates the previous generations of Israelites who suffered defeat in battle. This phrase highlights the consequences of disobedience to God's commandments, as seen throughout the history of Israel. The "sword" symbolizes warfare and divine judgment, often resulting from the nation's idolatry and abandonment of God's laws. This connects to the broader biblical theme of covenant faithfulness and the repercussions of breaking it, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a>.<p><b>and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.</b><br>Captivity here refers to the exile and subjugation of the Israelites by foreign powers, a recurring theme in the Old Testament. This was a direct result of the nation's sin and failure to uphold the covenant with God. The mention of "sons and daughters and wives" underscores the personal and communal impact of this judgment, affecting families and future generations. This situation foreshadows the Babylonian exile and serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and return to God, as echoed in the prophetic writings of Jeremiah and Ezekiel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms to restore proper worship in the temple and lead the people back to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Hezekiah reigned and sought to bring spiritual renewal.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>The state of being taken captive, which in this context refers to the consequences of the people's disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fathers.htm">Fathers</a></b><br>The ancestors of the people of Judah, who had turned away from God, leading to their downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword</a></b><br>Represents the judgment and destruction that came upon the people due to their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The verse highlights the severe consequences of turning away from God, reminding us of the importance of faithfulness and obedience to His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>Hezekiah's role as a reformer underscores the impact that godly leadership can have in guiding a community back to righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The captivity of the people serves as a call to repentance, illustrating that turning back to God can lead to spiritual and physical restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact_of_sin.htm">Generational Impact of Sin</a></b><br>The mention of sons, daughters, and wives in captivity emphasizes how the sins of one generation can affect the next, urging us to consider the legacy we leave behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the dire situation, Hezekiah's reforms show that there is always hope for renewal and redemption when we seek God with sincere hearts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_daniel_9_conflict_with_ot_exile_views.htm">Does Daniel 9 conflict with other Old Testament references regarding the exile and restoration of the Jewish people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_babylonian_captivity.htm">What are the Babylonian Captivity and Exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_fighting_men_in_israel.htm">In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_sam_24_9_and_1_chr_21_differ.htm">Why is there a discrepancy between the numbers given in 2 Samuel 24:9 and 1 Chronicles 21 for the same census?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">For.</span>--<span class= "ital">And.</span> (See <a href="/context/2_chronicles/28-5.htm" title="Why the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.">2Chronicles 28:5-6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/28-8.htm" title="And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.">2Chronicles 28:8</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm" title="For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.">2Chronicles 28:17</a> for what is here stated.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - (See <a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">2 Chronicles 28:5, 8, 17</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is why</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have fallen</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפְל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the sword,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּחָ֑רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(be·ḥā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and our sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנֵ֨ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wives</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·šê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are in captivity.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׁבִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exiled, captured, exile, booty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:9 For behold our fathers have fallen (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>