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2 Chronicles 36:20
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of the Chaldean destruction of Jerusalem, detailing the fate of the surviving population under Nebuchadnezzar’s authority.
The words — The Hebrew שְׁאֵרִית (she'ērîṯ) identifies the surviving remnant, while גָּלָה (gālah) denotes their forced relocation to Babylon.
The thread — This servitude to Nebuchadnezzar and his sons is paralleled in Jeremiah 27:7, while the subsequent rise of the Persian kingdom is noted in Ezra 1:1.
Why it lands — The text establishes exile as a concrete historical condition with a defined endpoint, requiring the reader to track divine judgment as a bounded political reality rather than an abstract concept.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 27:7 All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
- Ezra 1:1 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:
- Deuteronomy 28:47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
- 2 Kings 25:11 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.
- 2 Chronicles 36:22 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: