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where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The survivors were taken to Babylonia as prisoners, where they were slaves of the king and his sons, until Persia became a powerful nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He took all the survivors to Babylonia, where they served him and his descendants as slaves until the rise of the Persian Empire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever escaped the sword, was led into Babylon, and there served the king and his sons till the reign of the king of Persia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he carried away the remnant to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until <i>the establishment of</i> the kingdom of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/36-20.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=10116" 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/36.htm">The Fall of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Then 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. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">Those who escaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ha·ḥe·reḇ (Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: way·ye·ḡel (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and they became</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·lə·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/4438.htm" title="4438: mal·ḵūṯ (N-fsc) -- Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom. Or malkuth; or malkuyah; from malak; a rule; concretely, a dominion.">the kingdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6539.htm" title="6539: pā·rās (N-proper-fs) -- A country in W. Asia which conquered Bab. Of foreign origin; Paras, an Eastern country, including its inhabitants.">of Persia</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mə·lōḵ (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">came to power.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>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.…<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="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-2.htm">Daniel 9:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/1-1.htm">Ezra 1:1-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</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. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11-12</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. / But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8-9</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33-35</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36</a></span><br />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.<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="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a></span><br />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="/psalms/137-1.htm">Psalm 137:1-4</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-20.htm">Jeremiah 27:20-22</a></span><br />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.’”<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="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a></span><br />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.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47,48</a></b></br> Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all <i>things</i>; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Jeremiah 27:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">until the reign</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-22.htm">2 Chronicles 36:22</a></b></br> Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD <i>spoken</i> 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 <i>put it</i> also in writing, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-1.htm">Ezra 1:1</a></b></br> 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 <i>put it</i> also in writing, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/36-18.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-18.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-11.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">Establishment</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-3.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/daniel/11-2.htm">Persia</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-22.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">Removeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-19.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/1-11.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezra/1-7.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/job/20-4.htm">Establishment</a> <a href="/ezra/4-1.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-22.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-22.htm">Persia</a> <a href="/ezra/4-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-2.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezra/4-5.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/esther/1-1.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/ezra/3-8.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/job/9-5.htm">Removeth</a> <a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-1.htm">Jehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-5.htm">Jehoiakim reigning ill, is carried bound into Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-9.htm">Jehoiachin succeeding, reigns ill, and is brought into Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm">Zedekiah succeeding, reigns ill, despite the prophets, and rebels against Nebuchadnezzar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and the people, is wholly destroyed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-22.htm">The proclamation of Cyrus</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'; 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The "sword" symbolizes the military might and destruction brought by the Babylonians. Historically, this event occurred in 586 BC when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieged Jerusalem, leading to the fall of the city and the destruction of Solomon's Temple. The survivors were those who managed to avoid death during the siege and subsequent slaughter.<p><b>were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon</b><br>The forced relocation to Babylon is known as the Babylonian Exile or Captivity. This was a common practice in ancient times to prevent rebellion by removing the conquered people from their homeland. Babylon, located in modern-day Iraq, was a significant cultural and political center. The exile fulfilled prophecies given by prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a>) and Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a>), who warned of Judah's impending judgment due to their disobedience to God.<p><b>and they became servants to him and his sons</b><br>The exiles served Nebuchadnezzar and his successors, indicating a period of subjugation and servitude. This servitude was both literal, as they worked in various capacities in Babylon, and spiritual, as they were under the rule of a foreign king. This period of servitude is a reminder of the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness to God, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47-48</a>.<p><b>until the kingdom of Persia came to power</b><br>The rise of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great marked the end of the Babylonian Empire. In 539 BC, Cyrus conquered Babylon, and his policies were more favorable to the exiled peoples. This change in power fulfilled the prophecy of <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a>, which promised that after seventy years, God would bring the exiles back to their land. Cyrus issued a decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple, as recorded in <a href="/ezra/1.htm">Ezra 1:1-4</a>. This event is a type of Christ, as Cyrus is seen as a deliverer who sets the captives free, prefiguring Jesus Christ's ultimate deliverance of humanity from sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A powerful empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile. Babylon is often seen as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God's kingdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_remnant.htm">The Remnant</a></b><br>The remaining people of Judah who survived the Babylonian conquest. They were taken into exile, representing God's judgment but also His preservation of a faithful remnant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a></b><br>Symbolizes the judgment and destruction that came upon Judah due to their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/servants.htm">Servants</a></b><br>The status of the exiled Jews in Babylon, indicating their subjugation and loss of freedom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/k/kingdom_of_persia.htm">Kingdom of Persia</a></b><br>The empire that eventually conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to their homeland, fulfilling God's promise of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>God's control over history is evident as He uses Babylon to judge Judah and Persia to restore them. Believers can trust in God's ultimate plan, even in times of discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithfulness_of_god_to_his_promises.htm">The Faithfulness of God to His Promises</a></b><br>Despite the judgment, God preserved a remnant and fulfilled His promise of restoration. This encourages believers to hold onto God's promises, knowing He is faithful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Judah's exile serves as a warning about the serious consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their lives and remain faithful to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_exile.htm">Hope in Times of Exile</a></b><br>Even in exile, God had a plan for His people. Believers can find hope in difficult circumstances, trusting that God is working for their good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_servanthood.htm">The Role of Servanthood</a></b><br>The Jews' servitude in Babylon reminds believers of the call to serve God faithfully, regardless of their circumstances, and to trust in His timing for deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_zedekiah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zedekiah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_4_1__why_7_women_per_man_evidence.htm">In Isaiah 4:1, how could seven women outnumber men to such an extreme level, and is there any historical or scientific evidence for such a ratio? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_2017_jubilee_event.htm">What is the Jubilee celebration in 2017?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_nearby_cultures_record_jubilees.htm">Why do other civilizations around Israel not record similar extended fallow periods or Jubilees, if this commandment (Lev 25) was practiced widely?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/36-20.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">Those who escaped</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rest, residue, remnant, remainder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sword</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּ֛גֶל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Babylon,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they became</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּהְיוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yih·yū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servants</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבָדִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him and his sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְבָנָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<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">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kingdom</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכ֥וּת</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4438.htm">Strong's 4438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Persia</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּרָֽס׃</span> <span class="translit">(pā·rās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6539.htm">Strong's 6539: </a> </span><span class="str2">Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came to power.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֹ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 36:20 He carried those who had escaped (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 36:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 36:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 36:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 36:21" /></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>