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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 36 (WEBP)

[1] Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.
[2] Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
[3] The king of Egypt removed him from office at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
[4] The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
[5] Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh his God’s sight.
[6] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon.
[7] Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the vessels of Yahweh’s house to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
[8] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
[9] Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
[10] At the return of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable vessels of Yahweh’s house, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
[11] Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
[12] He did that which was evil in Yahweh his God’s sight. He didn’t humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from Yahweh’s mouth.
[13] He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
[14] 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.
[15] Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place;
[16] but they mocked the messengers of God, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until Yahweh’s wrath arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
[17] Therefore he brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm. He gave them all into his hand.
[18] All the vessels of God’s house, great and small, and the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
[19] They burned God’s house, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all of its valuable vessels.
[20] 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,
[21] to fulfill Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. As long as it lay desolate, it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
[22] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
[23] “Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up.’”

2 Chronicles 36:2 Joahaz is a variant of Jehoahaz.
2 Chronicles 36:3 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
2 Chronicles 36:4 Joahaz is a variant of Jehoahaz.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 36 (KJVS)

[1] Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
[2] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
[3] And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
[4] And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
[5] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.
[6] Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
[7] Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
[8] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
[9] Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
[10] And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
[11] Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
[12] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord.
[13] And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.
[14] 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.
[15] And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
[16] 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.
[17] Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
[18] And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
[19] And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
[20] 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:
[21] to fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
[22] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken 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 put it also in writing, saying,
[23] Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

2 Chronicles 36:3a Heb. removed him
2 Chronicles 36:3b Mulcted
2 Chronicles 36:6 Or, chains
2 Chronicles 36:8 Or, Jeconiah, . Or, Coniah,
2 Chronicles 36:10a Heb. at the return of the year
2 Chronicles 36:10b Heb. vessels of desire
2 Chronicles 36:10c Or, Mattaniah
2 Chronicles 36:15a Heb. by the hand of his messengers
2 Chronicles 36:15b That is, continually and carefully
2 Chronicles 36:16 Heb. healing
2 Chronicles 36:20 Heb. the remainder from the sword

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 36 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () ὁ () λαὸς () τῆς () γῆς () τὸν () Ιωαχαζ υἱὸν () Ιωσιου () καὶ () ἔχρισαν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () κατέστησαν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () βασιλέα () ἀντὶ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[2] Υἱὸς () εἴκοσι () καὶ () τριῶν () ἐτῶν () Ιωαχαζ ἐν () τῷ () βασιλεύειν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () τρίμηνον () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, () καὶ () ὄνομα () τῆς () μητρὸς () αὐτοῦ () Αμιταλ θυγάτηρ () Ιερεμιου () ἐκ () Λοβενα. καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐνώπιον () κυρίου () κατὰ () πάντα, () ἃ () ἐποίησαν () οἱ () πατέρες () αὐτοῦ. () καὶ () ἔδησεν () αὐτὸν () Φαραω () Νεχαω ἐν () Δεβλαθα ἐν () γῇ () Εμαθ τοῦ () μὴ () βασιλεύειν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, ()
[3] καὶ () μετήγαγεν () αὐτὸν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () εἰς () Αἴγυπτον, () καὶ () ἐπέβαλεν () φόρον () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν () ἑκατὸν () τάλαντα () ἀργυρίου () καὶ () τάλαντον () χρυσίου. ()
[4] Καὶ () κατέστησεν () Φαραω () Νεχαω τὸν () Ελιακιμ () υἱὸν () Ιωσιου () βασιλέα () Ιουδα ἀντὶ () Ιωσιου () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () μετέστρεψεν () τὸ () ὄνομα () αὐτοῦ () Ιωακιμ· καὶ () τὸν () Ιωαχαζ ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἔλαβεν () Φαραω () Νεχαω καὶ () εἰσήγαγεν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () Αἴγυπτον, () καὶ () ἀπέθανεν () ἐκεῖ. () καὶ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () τὸ () χρυσίον () ἔδωκαν () τῷ () Φαραω· () τότε () ἤρξατο () ἡ () γῆ () φορολογεῖσθαι τοῦ () δοῦναι () τὸ () ἀργύριον () ἐπὶ () στόμα () Φαραω, () καὶ () ἕκαστος () κατὰ () δύναμιν () ἀπῄτει () τὸ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () τὸ () χρυσίον () παρὰ () τοῦ () λαοῦ () τῆς () γῆς () δοῦναι () τῷ () Φαραω () Νεχαω.
[5] Ὢν () εἴκοσι () καὶ () πέντε () ἐτῶν () Ιωακιμ ἐν () τῷ () βασιλεύειν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἕνδεκα () ἔτη () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, () καὶ () ὄνομα () τῆς () μητρὸς () αὐτοῦ () Ζεχωρα θυγάτηρ () Νηριου ἐκ () Ραμα. () Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐναντίον () κυρίου () κατὰ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐποίησαν () οἱ () πατέρες () αὐτοῦ. () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () αὐτοῦ () ἦλθεν () Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς () Βαβυλῶνος () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () ἦν () αὐτῷ () δουλεύων () τρία () ἔτη () καὶ () ἀπέστη () ἀπ’ () αὐτοῦ. () καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () κύριος () ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () τοὺς () Χαλδαίους () καὶ () λῃστήρια Σύρων () καὶ () λῃστήρια Μωαβιτῶν καὶ () υἱῶν () Αμμων καὶ () τῆς () Σαμαρείας, () καὶ () ἀπέστησαν () μετὰ () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦτον () κατὰ () τὸν () λόγον () κυρίου () ἐν () χειρὶ () τῶν () παίδων () αὐτοῦ () τῶν () προφητῶν. () πλὴν () θυμὸς () κυρίου () ἦν () ἐπὶ () Ιουδαν () τοῦ () ἀποστῆσαι () αὐτὸν () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτοῦ () διὰ () τὰς () ἁμαρτίας () Μανασση () ἐν () πᾶσιν, () οἷς () ἐποίησεν, () καὶ () ἐν () αἵματι () ἀθῴῳ, () ᾧ () ἐξέχεεν () Ιωακιμ καὶ () ἔπλησεν () τὴν () Ιερουσαλημ () αἵματος () ἀθῴου, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἠθέλησεν () κύριος () ἐξολεθρεῦσαι () αὐτούς. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἀνέβη () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεὺς () Βαβυλῶνος () καὶ () ἔδησεν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () χαλκαῖς () πέδαις () καὶ () ἀπήγαγεν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () Βαβυλῶνα. ()
[7] Καὶ () μέρος () τῶν () σκευῶν () οἴκου () κυρίου () ἀπήνεγκεν () εἰς () Βαβυλῶνα () καὶ () ἔθηκεν () αὐτὰ () ἐν () τῷ () ναῷ () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () Βαβυλῶνι. ()
[8] Καὶ () τὰ () λοιπὰ () τῶν () λόγων () Ιωακιμ καὶ () πάντα, () ἃ () ἐποίησεν, () οὐκ () ἰδοὺ () ταῦτα () γεγραμμένα () ἐπὶ () βιβλίῳ () λόγων () τῶν () ἡμερῶν () τοῖς () βασιλεῦσιν () Ιουδα; Καὶ () ἐκοιμήθη () Ιωακιμ μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐτάφη () ἐν () Γανοζα μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Ιεχονιας () υἱὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[9] Υἱὸς () ὀκτωκαίδεκα ἐτῶν () Ιεχονιας () ἐν () τῷ () βασιλεύειν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () τρίμηνον () καὶ () δέκα () ἡμέρας () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. () Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐνώπιον () κυρίου. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἐπιστρέφοντος () τοῦ () ἐνιαυτοῦ () ἀπέστειλεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ναβουχοδονοσορ καὶ () εἰσήνεγκεν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () Βαβυλῶνα () μετὰ () τῶν () σκευῶν () τῶν () ἐπιθυμητῶν οἴκου () κυρίου () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Σεδεκιαν ἀδελφὸν () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () Ιουδαν () καὶ () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[11] Ἐτῶν () εἴκοσι () ἑνὸς () Σεδεκιας ἐν () τῷ () βασιλεύειν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἕνδεκα () ἔτη () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐνώπιον () κυρίου () θεοῦ () αὐτοῦ, () οὐκ () ἐνετράπη () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () Ιερεμιου () τοῦ () προφήτου () καὶ () ἐκ () στόματος () κυρίου ()
[13] ἐν () τῷ () τὰ () πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () Ναβουχοδονοσορ ἀθετῆσαι () ἃ () ὥρκισεν () αὐτὸν () κατὰ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () ἐσκλήρυνεν () τὸν () τράχηλον () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τὴν () καρδίαν () αὐτοῦ () κατίσχυσεν () τοῦ () μὴ () ἐπιστρέψαι () πρὸς () κύριον () θεὸν () Ισραηλ. ()
[14] Καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () ἔνδοξοι () Ιουδα καὶ () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () ὁ () λαὸς () τῆς () γῆς () ἐπλήθυναν () τοῦ () ἀθετῆσαι () ἀθετήματα βδελυγμάτων () ἐθνῶν () καὶ () ἐμίαναν () τὸν () οἶκον () κυρίου () τὸν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἐξαπέστειλεν () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτῶν () ἐν () χειρὶ () προφητῶν () ὀρθρίζων () καὶ () ἀποστέλλων () τοὺς () ἀγγέλους () αὐτοῦ, () ὅτι () ἦν () φειδόμενος () τοῦ () λαοῦ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τοῦ () ἁγιάσματος αὐτοῦ· ()
[16] καὶ () ἦσαν () μυκτηρίζοντες () τοὺς () ἀγγέλους () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐξουδενοῦντες () τοὺς () λόγους () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐμπαίζοντες () ἐν () τοῖς () προφήταις () αὐτοῦ, () ἕως () ἀνέβη () ὁ () θυμὸς () κυρίου () ἐν () τῷ () λαῷ () αὐτοῦ, () ἕως () οὐκ () ἦν () ἴαμα. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἤγαγεν () ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () βασιλέα () Χαλδαίων, () καὶ () ἀπέκτεινεν () τοὺς () νεανίσκους () αὐτῶν () ἐν () ῥομφαίᾳ () ἐν () οἴκῳ () ἁγιάσματος αὐτοῦ () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐφείσατο () τοῦ () Σεδεκιου καὶ () τὰς () παρθένους () αὐτῶν () οὐκ () ἠλέησαν () καὶ () τοὺς () πρεσβυτέρους () αὐτῶν () ἀπήγαγον· () τὰ () πάντα () παρέδωκεν () ἐν () χερσὶν () αὐτῶν. ()
[18] Καὶ () πάντα () τὰ () σκεύη () οἴκου () θεοῦ () τὰ () μεγάλα () καὶ () τὰ () μικρὰ () καὶ () τοὺς () θησαυροὺς () καὶ () πάντας () τοὺς () θησαυροὺς () βασιλέως () καὶ () μεγιστάνων, () πάντα () εἰσήνεγκεν () εἰς () Βαβυλῶνα. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἐνέπρησεν () τὸν () οἶκον () κυρίου () καὶ () κατέσκαψεν () τὸ () τεῖχος () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () τὰς () βάρεις αὐτῆς () ἐνέπρησεν () ἐν () πυρὶ () καὶ () πᾶν () σκεῦος () ὡραῖον () εἰς () ἀφανισμόν. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἀπῴκισεν τοὺς () καταλοίπους () εἰς () Βαβυλῶνα, () καὶ () ἦσαν () αὐτῷ () καὶ () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () δούλους () ἕως () βασιλείας () Μήδων ()
[21] τοῦ () πληρωθῆναι () λόγον () κυρίου () διὰ () στόματος () Ιερεμιου () ἕως () τοῦ () προσδέξασθαι () τὴν () γῆν () τὰ () σάββατα () αὐτῆς () σαββατίσαι· πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας () τῆς () ἐρημώσεως () αὐτῆς () ἐσαββάτισεν εἰς () συμπλήρωσιν ἐτῶν () ἑβδομήκοντα. ()
[22] Ἔτους () πρώτου () Κύρου βασιλέως () Περσῶν μετὰ () τὸ () πληρωθῆναι () ῥῆμα () κυρίου () διὰ () στόματος () Ιερεμιου () ἐξήγειρεν () κύριος () τὸ () πνεῦμα () Κύρου βασιλέως () Περσῶν, καὶ () παρήγγειλεν () κηρύξαι () ἐν () πάσῃ () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () γραπτῷ λέγων ()
[23] Τάδε () λέγει () Κῦρος βασιλεὺς () Περσῶν Πάσας () τὰς () βασιλείας () τῆς () γῆς () ἔδωκέν () μοι () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἐνετείλατό () μοι () οἰκοδομῆσαι () αὐτῷ () οἶκον () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () ἐν () τῇ () Ιουδαίᾳ. () Τίς () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () ἐκ () παντὸς () τοῦ () λαοῦ () αὐτοῦ; () Ἔσται () ὁ () θεὸς () αὐτοῦ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἀναβήτω. ()

2 Chronicles 36:2 Originally verses 36:2 and 36:2a–c.
2 Chronicles 36:4 Originally verses 36:4 and 36:4a.
2 Chronicles 36:5 Originally verses 36:5 and 36:5a–d.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.