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2 Chronicles 36:18-23
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 36:18-23
New King James Version
18 (A)And all the articles from the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his leaders, all these he took to Babylon. 19 (B)Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. 20 And (C)those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, (D)where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, 21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of (E)Jeremiah, until the land (F)had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate (G)she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
The Proclamation of Cyrus(H)
22 (I)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of (J)Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of (K)Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
23 (L)Thus says Cyrus king of Persia:
All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a [a]house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up!
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 36:23 Temple
2 Chronicles 36:18-23
New International Version
2 Chronicles 36:18-23
New International Version
18 He carried to Babylon all the articles(A) from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials. 19 They set fire(B) to God’s temple(C) and broke down the wall(D) of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed(E) everything of value there.(F)
20 He carried into exile(G) to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants(H) to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power. 21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests;(I) all the time of its desolation it rested,(J) until the seventy years(K) were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah.
22 In the first year of Cyrus(L) king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(M) me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’”
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