2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:17–20

¹⁷So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans,^j who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, ¹⁸who carried off everything to Babylon— all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. ¹⁹Then 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.

²⁰Those 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.

Footnotes

j 36:17 That is, the Babylonians; also clarified in verse 19

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2 Chronicles 36:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So He brought up	וַיַּ֨עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against them	עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּיִּים	kaś·dī·yīm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
who put	וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג	way·ya·hă·rōḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
their young men	בַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤ם	ba·ḥū·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H970 young man
to the sword	בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
in the sanctuary	מִקְדָּשָׁ֔ם	miq·dā·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
sparing	חָמַ֛ל	ḥā·mal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2550 spare
neither	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
young men	בָּח֥וּר	bā·ḥūr	Noun - masculine singular	H970 young man
nor young women	וּבְתוּלָ֖ה	ū·ḇə·ṯū·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin
neither elderly	זָקֵ֣ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
nor infirm	וְיָשֵׁ֑שׁ	wə·yā·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H3486 aged, decrepit
gave them	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
all	הַכֹּ֖ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
into the hand	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

2 Chronicles 36:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who carried off	הֵבִ֥יא	hê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
everything	הַכֹּ֖ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
to Babylon	בָבֶֽל׃	ḇā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
all	וְ֠כֹל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the articles	כְּלֵ֞י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of the house	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
both large	הַגְּדֹלִ֣ים	hag·gə·ḏō·lîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H1419 great
and small	וְהַקְּטַנִּ֔ים	wə·haq·qə·ṭan·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6996 small, young, unimportant
and the treasures	וְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙	wə·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and of the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and his officials	וְשָׂרָ֑יו	wə·śā·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

2 Chronicles 36:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Chaldeans set fire to	וַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙	way·yiś·rə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8313 burn
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and broke down	וַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּ	way·nat·tə·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5422 pull down, break down
the wall	חוֹמַ֣ת	ḥō·w·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
They burned down	שָׂרְפ֣וּ	śā·rə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8313 burn
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the palaces	אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙	’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H759 citadel
and destroyed	לְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ס	lə·haš·ḥîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7843 go to ruin (?)
every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
article	כְּלֵ֥י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of value	מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָ	ma·ḥă·mad·de·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4261 desire, desirable thing

2 Chronicles 36:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who escaped	הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית	haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
the sword	הַחֶ֖רֶב	ha·ḥe·reḇ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile	וַיֶּ֛גֶל	way·ye·ḡel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and they became	וַֽיִּהְיוּ־	way·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
servants	לַעֲבָדִ֔ים	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
to him	ל֤וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and his sons	וּלְבָנָיו֙	ū·lə·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the kingdom	מַלְכ֥וּת	mal·ḵūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
of Persia	פָּרָֽס׃	pā·rās	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6539 Persia
came to power	מְלֹ֖ךְ	mə·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 36:17 Psalm 74:20 · Ezra 9:7 · Ezekiel 9:5–7 · Jeremiah 40:3

2 Chronicles 36:18 2 Chronicles 36:7 · 2 Chronicles 36:10

2 Chronicles 36:19 Psalm 79:1

2 Chronicles 36:20 Jeremiah 27:7 · Ezra 1:1–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.