2 Chronicles 36:22

Contextual Overview

²²In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and also to put it in writing:²² Now in the first year of Koresh king of Paras, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Yirmeyahu might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Koresh king of Paras, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying, 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, ²² Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: ²² In the first year Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord had Cyrus send an announcement to his whole kingdom. This happened so the Lord 's message spoken by Jeremiah would come true. He wrote: ²² In the first year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, the Lord moved King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom. ²²Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah—the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,²² Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah—the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,²² Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh 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, ²² But in the first yeere of Cyrus King of Persia (when the worde of the Lorde, spoken by the mouth of Ieremiah, was finished) the Lord stirred vp the spirit of Cyrus King of Persia, and he made a proclamation through all his kingdome, and also by writing, saying,

Bible Verse Review
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am 3468, bc 536, This verse and the next have a double aspect. They look back to the prophecy of Jeremiah, and show how that was accomplished; and they look forward to the history of Ezra, which begins with a repetition of these two last verses.

in the first: Ezra 1:1-3

Cyrus: Isaiah 44:28, Daniel 10:1

that the word: 2 Chronicles 36:21, Jeremiah 25:12, Jeremiah 25:14, Jeremiah 29:10, Jeremiah 32:42-44, Jeremiah 33:10-14, Hebrews 10:23

the Lord stirred: 2 Chronicles 21:16, 1 Samuel 26:19, 1 Kings 11:14, 1 Kings 11:23, 1 Chronicles 5:26, Ezra 1:5, Isaiah 13:3-5, Isaiah 13:17, Isaiah 13:18, Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1-5, Haggai 1:14

a proclamation: 2 Chronicles 24:9, 2 Chronicles 30:5

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:20 - until the reign Ezra 4:3 - king Cyrus Ezra 6:3 - the first year Isaiah 45:13 - he shall build Jeremiah 25:11 - seventy Jeremiah 51:11 - the Lord hath Daniel 6:28 - and in

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:39
Lotan’s sons: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

1 Chronicles 1:39
And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.

1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

1 Chronicles 1:39
Lotan's sons were Hori and Homam, and his sister was Timna.

1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan's sister.)

1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

1 Chronicles 1:39
The sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

1 Chronicles 1:39
And the sonnes of Lotan, Hori, and Homam, and Timna Lotans sister.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 22,23. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,.... These two verses are the same with which the next book, the book of Ezra, begins, where they will be explained; and these two books, the one ending and the other beginning with the same words, is a strong presumption, that one and the same person, Ezra, is the writer of them both; or rather, as a learned e writer conjectures, these two verses are added by some transcriber, who, having finished the book of Chronicles at verse twenty one went on with the book of Ezra, without any stop; but, perceiving his mistake, broke off abruptly; for so it is plain these verses conclude; however, this shows, as the same writer observes, that the book of Ezra followed that of the Chronicles, in the Hebrew copies, though it now does not.

e Dr. Kennicott's Dissert. 1. p. 492, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This and the next verse are repeated at the commencement of the book of Ezra Ezra 1:1-3, which was, it is probable, originally a continuation of Chronicles, Chronicles and Ezra together forming one work. See the introduction to Chronicles.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 36:22. Now in the first year of Cyrus — This and the following verse are supposed to have been written by mistake from the book of Ezra, which begins in the same way. The book of the Chronicles, properly speaking, does close with the twenty-first verse, as then the Babylonish captivity commences, and these two verses speak of the transactions of a period seventy years after. This was in the first year of the reign of Cyrus over the empire of the East which is reckoned to be A.M. 3468. But he was king of Persia from the year 3444 or 3445. See Calmet and Usher.