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They followed all the pagan practices of the surrounding nations, desecrating the Temple of the LORD that had been consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/36.htm">English Standard Version</a> All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the LORD that he had made holy in Jerusalem. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/36.htm">King James Bible</a> Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/36.htm">New King James Version</a> Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the LORD which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had sanctified in Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/36.htm">NASB 1995</a> Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had sanctified in Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had sanctified in Jerusalem. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of Yahweh which He had set apart as holy in Jerusalem. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Also, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful, following all the repulsive acts of the [pagan] nations; and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had sanctified in Jerusalem. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the LORD’s temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the LORD&#8217s temple that He had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/36.htm">American Standard Version</a> Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Jehovah which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The people of Judah and even the priests who were their leaders became more unfaithful. They followed the disgusting example of the nations around them and made the LORD's holy temple unfit for worship. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/36.htm">English Revised Version</a> Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the heathen; and they polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All the officials, the priests, and the people became increasingly unfaithful and followed all the disgusting practices of the nations. Although the LORD had made the temple in Jerusalem holy, they made the temple unclean. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Good News Translation</a> In addition, the leaders of Judah, the priests, and the people followed the sinful example of the nations around them in worshiping idols, and so they defiled the Temple, which the LORD himself had made holy. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/36.htm">International Standard Version</a> Meanwhile, all the officials who supervised the priests and the people remained unfaithful, following the detestable example of the surrounding nations. They polluted the LORD's Temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/36.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of the LORD which he had made holy in Jerusalem. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Moreover, all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/36.htm">World English Bible</a> Moreover all the chiefs of the priests and the people trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted Yahweh’s house which he had made holy in Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Also, all the heads of the priests and the people have multiplied to commit a trespass according to all the abominations of the nations, and they defile the house of YHWH that He has sanctified in Jerusalem. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Also, all the heads of the priests, and the people, having multiplied to commit a trespass according to all the abominations of the nations, and they defile the house of Jehovah that He hath sanctified in Jerusalem. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Also all the chiefs of the priests and the people multiplied to Transgress transgression according to all the abominations of the nations; and they will defile the house of Jehovah which he consecrated in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people wickedly transgressed according to all the abominations of the Gentiles: and they defiled the house of the Lord, which he had sanctified to himself in Jerusalem. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then too, all the leaders of the priests, with the people, transgressed iniquitously, in accord with all the abominations of the Gentiles. And they polluted the house of the Lord, which he had sanctified to himself in Jerusalem. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/36.htm">New American Bible</a> Likewise all the princes of Judah, the priests, and the people added treachery to treachery, practicing all the abominations of the nations and defiling the LORD’s house which he had consecrated in Jerusalem. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> All the leading priests and the people also were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of the LORD that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Moreover all the chiefs of the priests and of the Levites and of the people transgressed very much after all the abominations of the nations, and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also the Elders of the Priests and of the Levites and of the people increased to lie the lie, according to all the deeds of the Gentiles, and they defiled the holy house of LORD JEHOVAH in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, transgressed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of the LORD which He had hallowed in Jerusalem. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And all the great men of Juda, and the priests, and the people of the land transgressed abundantly in the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which was in Jerusalem. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=10030" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/36.htm">Zedekiah Reigns in Judah</a> …13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. 14<a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Furthermore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê (N-mpc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">the leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">of the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·hā·‘ām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: hir·bū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">multiplied</a> <a href="/hebrew/4603.htm" title="4603: lim·‘āl- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. Treacherously.">their unfaithful deeds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4604.htm" title="4604: ma·ʿal (N-ms) -- An unfaithful or treacherous act. From ma'al; treachery, i.e. Sin."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">following all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: tō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: way·ṭam·mə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">and they defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: hiq·dîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">He had consecrated</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a> For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Ezekiel 8:6-18</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.” / Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall. / “Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway. ... <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Jeremiah 2:8</a> The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols. <a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11</a> “For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a> Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. <a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Zephaniah 3:4</a> Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. <a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Lamentations 4:13</a> But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst. <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/jeremiah/32-32.htm">Jeremiah 32:32-35</a> because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. / They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. / They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. ... <a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a> Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49-51</a> Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ / As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation. <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.” <a href="/romans/2-23.htm">Romans 2:23-24</a> You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? / As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.all the chief<a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-16</a> And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof… <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Ezra 9:7</a> Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.<a href="/jeremiah/5-5.htm">Jeremiah 5:5</a> I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.very much<a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a> Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.<a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">2 Chronicles 33:9</a> So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.polluted<a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4-7</a> Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever… <a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Ezekiel 8:5-16</a> Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. 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The leaders of the priests, who were supposed to guide the people in righteousness, instead led them into sin. This reflects a broader theme in the Old Testament where spiritual leaders fail in their duties, as seen in the stories of Eli's sons (<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a>) and the corrupt priests in Malachi's time (<a href="/malachi/2.htm">Malachi 2:1-9</a>). The multiplication of unfaithful deeds suggests a progressive worsening of sin, echoing the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah and Ezekiel about the consequences of such actions.following all the abominations of the nations The abominations refer to the idolatrous practices and moral depravity of the surrounding nations, such as the Canaanites, which God had explicitly forbidden Israel to imitate (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-12</a>). This phrase underscores the influence of pagan cultures on Judah, leading them away from their covenant with God. The adoption of these practices was a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) and was a recurring issue throughout Israel's history, as seen in the worship of Baal and Asherah (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a>).and they defiled the house of the LORD The defilement of the temple, which was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence, signifies a profound spiritual decline. This act of desecration is reminiscent of earlier instances, such as when King Manasseh placed idols in the temple (<a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-7</a>). The temple's defilement symbolizes the nation's broken relationship with God and foreshadows its eventual destruction by the Babylonians, as prophesied by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30-34</a>).which He had consecrated in Jerusalem The consecration of the temple in Jerusalem was a significant event, marking it as a holy place set apart for God's presence (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). This phrase emphasizes the gravity of the people's actions, as they defiled what God Himself had made sacred. Jerusalem, as the chosen city, held a special place in God's plan, and its desecration was a direct affront to His holiness. This act of defilement is a precursor to the exile, serving as a fulfillment of the warnings given in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> about the consequences of disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/leaders_of_the_priests.htm">Leaders of the Priests</a> These were the religious leaders responsible for guiding the spiritual life of the people. Their unfaithfulness had a significant impact on the nation. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The general population of Judah, who followed the example set by their leaders, becoming increasingly unfaithful. 3. <a href="/topical/a/abominations_of_the_nations.htm">Abominations of the Nations</a> Refers to the idolatrous practices and moral corruption of the surrounding pagan nations, which the Israelites were adopting. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a> The temple in Jerusalem, which was meant to be a holy place dedicated to the worship of Yahweh, but was defiled by the people's unfaithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, where the temple was located, and a central place of worship and governance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a> Leaders have a profound influence on the spiritual direction of a community. When they stray from God's commands, it often leads others astray as well. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_assimilation.htm">The Danger of Assimilation</a> Adopting the practices and values of the surrounding culture can lead to spiritual compromise and defilement of what is sacred. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> Unfaithfulness to God, especially in places dedicated to His worship, leads to judgment and loss of His presence and blessing. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a> Believers are called to be set apart, maintaining purity in worship and life, resisting the pull of worldly practices. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Even when unfaithfulness has occurred, God offers a path to restoration through genuine repentance and turning back to Him.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>SINS OF THE RULING CLASSES WHICH BROUGHT DOWN THE JUDGMENT OF GOD (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/36-14.htm" title="Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 36:14-16</a>). (Comp. with this passage <a href="/context/2_kings/17-7.htm" title="For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,">2Kings 17:7-23</a>.)(14) The chiefs.--The princes.Transgressed very much.--Committed manifold unfaithfulness.After all the abominations . . .--See <a href="/context/ezekiel/8-5.htm" title="Then said he to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.">Ezekiel 8:5-18</a>; where "the princes of the priests and the people" are specially singled out in <a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm" title="Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 36:11</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm" title="But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.">2Chronicles 36:16</a>. The twenty-five men of the latter verse are the High Priest and the heads of the twenty-four courses of priests. (Comp. also <a href="/jeremiah/32-32.htm" title="Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.">Jeremiah 32:32</a>, sea). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - This, with the following three verses, may be regarded as the formal and final indictment of the people of Judah, and may be compared with that of Israel (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6-23</a>). All the chief of the priests (see <a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">1 Chronicles 24:1, 3-19</a>). The heads of the twenty-four courses there spoken of, with the high priest added, sum up the twenty-five men of <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Ezekiel 8:16</a>, the entire of which chapter may well be read with the present history, and its description of the culminating pitch of wickedness of king, priests, and people. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Furthermore, גַּ֠ם (gam) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the leaders שָׂרֵ֨י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest and the people וְהָעָם֙ (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock multiplied הִרְבּ֣וּ (hir·bū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great their unfaithful deeds, לִמְעָול־ (lim·‘āl-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4603.htm">Strong's 4603: </a> To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously [following] all כְּכֹ֖ל (kə·ḵōl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the abominations תֹּעֲב֣וֹת (tō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol of the nations, הַגּוֹיִ֑ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and they defiled וַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙ (way·ṭam·mə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> To be or become unclean the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel which אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He had consecrated הִקְדִּ֖ישׁ (hiq·dîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> To be set apart or consecrated in Jerusalem. בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 36:14 Moreover all the chiefs of the priests (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 36:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 36:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 36:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 36:15" /></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>