Bible Commentaries
2 Chronicles 36

Introduction

Overview

2 Chronicles 36:1, Jehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt; 2 Chronicles 36:5, Jehoiakim reigning ill, is carried bound into Babylon; 2 Chronicles 36:9, Jehoiachin succeeding, reigns ill, and is brought into Babylon; 2 Chronicles 36:11, Zedekiah succeeding, reigns ill, despises the prophets, and rebels against Nebuchadnezzar; 2 Chronicles 36:14, Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and the people, is wholly destroyed; 2 Chronicles 36:22, The proclamation of Cyrus.

Verse 1

the people: 2 Chronicles 26:1, 2 Chronicles 33:25, 2 Kings 23:30-37

Jehoahaz: 2 Kings 23:31-34, 1 Chronicles 3:15, Jeremiah 22:11

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 3:14 - Josiah 2 Chronicles 22:1 - the inhabitants Ezra 2:1 - whom Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah 7:6 - whom Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah 9:32 - on our kings Psalms 80:13 - The boar Proverbs 28:2 - the transgression Jeremiah 50:17 - this Ezekiel 19:3 - it became Matthew 1:11 - Jechonias

Verse 2

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:30 - the people Ecclesiastes 10:16 - when Isaiah 3:4 - children Ezekiel 19:3 - it became

Verse 3

put him down: Heb. removed him, 2 Kings 23:33

condemned: Heb. mulcted

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:34 - Eliakim Psalms 79:1 - the heathen Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I Ezekiel 19:1 - the princes Zephaniah 3:7 - howsoever

Verse 4

made Eliakim: 2 Kings 23:34, 2 Kings 23:35, 1 Chronicles 3:15

Necho: Jeremiah 22:10-12, Ezekiel 19:3, Ezekiel 19:4

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:33 - put him 2 Kings 24:17 - changed Psalms 79:1 - the heathen Isaiah 5:5 - I will take Jeremiah 22:13 - unto Jeremiah 26:1 - General

Verse 5

Jehoiakim: 2 Kings 23:36, 2 Kings 23:37, Jeremiah 22:13-19, Jeremiah 26:21-23, Jeremiah 36:1, Jeremiah 36:27-32

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:7 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 3:14 - Josiah 2 Chronicles 28:5 - his God Ecclesiastes 2:21 - whose Ecclesiastes 10:16 - when Isaiah 3:4 - children Jeremiah 1:3 - It came also Jeremiah 26:1 - General Jeremiah 35:1 - in the Ezekiel 19:6 - he went Daniel 1:1 - General Daniel 2:1 - in

Verse 6

am 3397, bc 607

came up: 2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 24:5, 2 Kings 24:6, 2 Kings 24:13-20, Ezekiel 19:5-9, Daniel 1:1, Daniel 1:2, Habakkuk 1:5-10

fetters: or, chains

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:36 - bring thee 2 Kings 14:13 - took Amaziah 2 Kings 25:7 - bound him 2 Chronicles 25:23 - took Amaziah Ezra 5:12 - into the hand Ezra 6:5 - which Nebuchadnezzar Psalms 79:1 - the heathen Isaiah 7:17 - bring upon Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I Jeremiah 22:19 - General Ezekiel 19:1 - the princes Ezekiel 19:4 - he was Ezekiel 19:9 - and brought Habakkuk 1:6 - I raise Habakkuk 1:10 - scoff

Verse 7

am 3398, bc 606

the vessels: 2 Kings 24:13, Ezra 1:7-11, Jeremiah 27:16-18, Jeremiah 28:3, Daniel 5:2-4

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 36:10 - goodly vessels 2 Chronicles 36:18 - all the vessels Ezra 5:14 - the vessels Ezra 6:5 - which Nebuchadnezzar Psalms 79:1 - the heathen Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I Jeremiah 51:44 - I will bring Daniel 1:2 - with part

Verse 8

am 3394-3405, bc 610-599

written: 2 Kings 24:5, 2 Kings 24:6

Jehoiachin: 1 Chronicles 3:16, 1 Chronicles 3:17, Jeconiah, Jeremiah 22:24, Jeremiah 22:28, Coniah, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:12, Jechonias

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 22:17 - to shed

Verse 9

am 3405, bc 599

eight years old: The Syriac, Arabic, and the parallel place - see note on 2 Kings 24:8, have "eighteen years;" which, as Scaliger observes, is no doubt the genuine reading.

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:14 - Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 3:16 - Jeconiah 1 Chronicles 9:1 - carried Esther 2:6 - Jeconiah Ecclesiastes 10:16 - when Isaiah 3:4 - children Jeremiah 22:26 - General Jeremiah 29:2 - Jeconiah Jeremiah 37:1 - Coniah Ezekiel 17:3 - came Ezekiel 17:12 - Behold

Verse 10

when the year was expired: Heb. at the return of the year, king Nebuchadnezzar. 2 Kings 24:10-17, 2 Kings 25:27-30, Jeremiah 29:2, Ezekiel 1:2

goodly vessels: Heb. vessels of desire, 2 Chronicles 36:7, Jeremiah 27:18-22, Daniel 1:1, Daniel 1:2, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:23

Zedekiah: 2 Kings 24:17, Mattaniah his father's brother, 1 Chronicles 3:15, 1 Chronicles 3:16, Jeremiah 37:1

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 11:1 - after the year 2 Kings 14:13 - took Amaziah 2 Kings 20:17 - shall be carried 2 Kings 24:12 - Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:14 - Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:15 - he carried 1 Chronicles 9:1 - carried 2 Chronicles 4:19 - all the vessels 2 Chronicles 25:23 - took Amaziah 2 Chronicles 36:18 - all the vessels Ezra 1:7 - Nebuchadnezzar Ezra 6:5 - which Nebuchadnezzar Esther 2:6 - Jeconiah Isaiah 39:6 - that all Isaiah 39:7 - of thy sons Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I Jeremiah 20:5 - I will deliver Jeremiah 21:1 - when Jeremiah 22:26 - General Jeremiah 24:1 - after Jeremiah 25:34 - pleasant vessel Jeremiah 27:20 - when Jeremiah 28:3 - that Ezekiel 17:3 - came Ezekiel 17:12 - Behold Ezekiel 19:1 - the princes Ezekiel 26:12 - thy pleasant houses Nahum 2:9 - pleasant furniture Habakkuk 1:10 - scoff Matthew 1:11 - about

Verse 11

am 3405-3416, bc 599-588

one and twenty: 2 Kings 24:18-20, Jeremiah 52:1-3

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:17 - the king 1 Chronicles 3:14 - Josiah Ecclesiastes 10:16 - when Isaiah 3:4 - children Jeremiah 1:3 - unto the end Jeremiah 27:12 - Zedekiah Jeremiah 32:1 - in the Jeremiah 34:2 - Go

Verse 12

humbled: 2 Chronicles 32:26, 2 Chronicles 33:12, 2 Chronicles 33:19, 2 Chronicles 33:23, Exodus 10:3, Daniel 5:22, Daniel 5:23, James 4:10, 1 Peter 5:6

before Jeremiah: Jeremiah 21:1-10, Jeremiah 27:12-22, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Jeremiah 34:2-22, 37:2-21, Jeremiah 38:14-28

the mouth: 2 Chronicles 35:22

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:25 - do evil Deuteronomy 29:26 - they went 1 Samuel 15:19 - didst evil 2 Kings 24:9 - according 2 Kings 24:19 - And he did Proverbs 6:3 - go Jeremiah 34:1 - when Jeremiah 37:2 - neither Jeremiah 52:2 - he did

Verse 13

rebelled: 2 Kings 24:20, Jeremiah 52:2, Jeremiah 52:3, Ezekiel 17:11-20

who had: Joshua 9:15, Joshua 9:19, Joshua 9:20, 2 Samuel 21:2

stiffened: 2 Kings 17:4, Nehemiah 9:16, Nehemiah 9:17, Isaiah 48:4

hardened: Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32, Exodus 9:17, Nehemiah 9:29, Romans 2:4, Romans 2:5, Hebrews 3:8, Hebrews 3:13

Reciprocal: Exodus 9:34 - and hardened Deuteronomy 9:6 - a stiffnecked Joshua 2:12 - swear 2 Kings 17:14 - but hardened 2 Chronicles 30:8 - be ye not stiffnecked Ezra 4:12 - rebellious Proverbs 29:1 - hardeneth Jeremiah 27:3 - the messengers Jeremiah 43:2 - Thou speakest Ezekiel 2:4 - they Ezekiel 17:13 - taken an oath of him Ezekiel 17:15 - he rebelled Ezekiel 19:14 - fire Ezekiel 21:23 - to them that have sworn oaths Ezekiel 21:25 - profane Daniel 5:20 - hardened Zechariah 1:2 - Lord

Verse 14

all the chief: 2 Kings 16:10-16, Ezra 9:7, Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 37:13-15, Jeremiah 38:4, Ezekiel 22:6, Ezekiel 22:26-28, Daniel 9:6, Daniel 9:8, Micah 3:1-4, Micah 3:9-11, Micah 7:2, Zephaniah 3:3, Zephaniah 3:4

very much: 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 33:9

polluted: 2 Chronicles 33:4-7, Ezekiel 8:5-16

Reciprocal: Leviticus 18:27 - General Leviticus 19:30 - reverence Leviticus 26:43 - they despised Deuteronomy 12:31 - Thou 1 Kings 8:33 - because they have 1 Kings 21:26 - according to 2 Kings 17:7 - sinned 2 Kings 21:2 - after the abominations 2 Chronicles 7:7 - hallowed 2 Chronicles 12:2 - because 2 Chronicles 24:18 - wrath 2 Chronicles 29:8 - Wherefore 2 Chronicles 33:2 - like unto 2 Chronicles 34:24 - I will bring Job 34:29 - whether Isaiah 1:20 - if ye refuse Isaiah 1:23 - princes Isaiah 5:4 - General Isaiah 24:2 - as with the people Isaiah 31:6 - deeply Jeremiah 23:11 - in Jeremiah 30:15 - for the Lamentations 1:5 - for Ezekiel 5:11 - thou hast Ezekiel 7:20 - but Ezekiel 8:6 - that I Ezekiel 9:9 - The iniquity Ezekiel 11:12 - but Ezekiel 15:8 - committed a trespass Ezekiel 22:24 - General Ezekiel 24:13 - because Ezekiel 33:29 - because Amos 2:4 - because Micah 1:5 - the transgression of Jacob Matthew 2:4 - the chief

Verse 15

the Lord: 2 Chronicles 24:18-21, 2 Chronicles 33:10, 2 Kings 17:13, Jeremiah 25:3, Jeremiah 25:4, Jeremiah 26:5, Jeremiah 35:15, Jeremiah 44:4, Jeremiah 44:5

his messengers: Heb. the hand of his messengers

betimes: i.e., continually and carefully.

because: Judges 10:16, 2 Kings 13:23, Hosea 11:8, Luke 19:41-44

Reciprocal: Judges 2:17 - they would 2 Kings 17:15 - testimonies 2 Kings 21:10 - General 2 Chronicles 24:19 - Yet he sent Nehemiah 9:29 - testifiedst Nehemiah 9:30 - testifiedst Job 33:23 - a messenger Proverbs 29:1 - General Proverbs 31:15 - riseth Isaiah 7:13 - to weary Isaiah 28:10 - For precept Isaiah 30:9 - will not Isaiah 65:12 - because Jeremiah 6:10 - the word Jeremiah 7:13 - and I spake Jeremiah 7:25 - sent Jeremiah 9:7 - shall Jeremiah 13:10 - evil Jeremiah 32:33 - rising Jeremiah 35:14 - rising Ezekiel 2:3 - I send Ezekiel 3:19 - if thou Daniel 9:6 - have we Hosea 11:2 - they called Amos 2:11 - I raised Zechariah 1:4 - unto Matthew 21:34 - he sent Matthew 21:35 - General Matthew 23:30 - the blood Matthew 23:37 - how Mark 12:2 - a servant Luke 13:34 - killest Luke 20:10 - sent John 4:38 - other 2 Corinthians 5:20 - as

Verse 16

mocked: 2 Chronicles 30:10, Psalms 35:16, Isaiah 28:22, Jeremiah 5:12, Jeremiah 5:13, Jeremiah 20:7, Luke 18:32, Luke 22:63, Luke 22:64, Luke 23:11, Luke 23:36, Acts 2:13, Acts 17:32, Hebrews 11:36

despised: Proverbs 1:24-30, Luke 16:14, Acts 13:41, 1 Thessalonians 4:8

misused: Jeremiah 32:3, Jeremiah 38:6, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 21:33-41, Acts 7:52

the wrath: Psalms 74:1, Psalms 79:1-5

till: Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 29:1

remedy: Heb. healing

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:14 - as one Genesis 21:9 - mocking Leviticus 26:15 - despise Deuteronomy 6:15 - lest Deuteronomy 8:20 - so shall ye perish Joshua 23:15 - so shall Joshua 24:19 - he will not Judges 2:14 - the anger Judges 2:17 - they would 2 Samuel 24:19 - as the Lord 1 Kings 22:8 - but I hate him 2 Kings 1:10 - If I be a man 2 Kings 2:23 - mocked 2 Kings 17:13 - and against 2 Kings 17:15 - testimonies 2 Kings 21:9 - they hearkened 2 Kings 21:14 - the remnant 2 Kings 22:17 - shall not be 2 Kings 23:26 - Notwithstanding 1 Chronicles 19:4 - sent them 2 Chronicles 24:19 - Yet he sent 2 Chronicles 33:10 - General Ezra 5:12 - But after Ezra 9:7 - into the hand Nehemiah 9:26 - slew Job 33:23 - a messenger Proverbs 1:25 - ye Proverbs 5:12 - and my Proverbs 9:7 - General Proverbs 13:13 - despiseth Isaiah 5:25 - the anger Isaiah 7:13 - to weary Isaiah 27:11 - therefore Isaiah 28:10 - For precept Isaiah 30:9 - will not Isaiah 65:12 - because Jeremiah 2:30 - your own sword Jeremiah 6:10 - the word Jeremiah 7:13 - and I spake Jeremiah 13:10 - evil Jeremiah 14:19 - no healing Jeremiah 19:15 - because Jeremiah 20:8 - the word Jeremiah 22:21 - I spake Jeremiah 25:4 - rising Jeremiah 26:8 - the priests Jeremiah 30:12 - General Jeremiah 32:33 - rising Jeremiah 34:14 - but Jeremiah 35:14 - rising Jeremiah 42:18 - As mine Jeremiah 44:5 - they Jeremiah 44:23 - ye have burned Lamentations 2:5 - he hath swallowed up Israel Lamentations 3:43 - thou hast slain Ezekiel 2:3 - I send Ezekiel 3:19 - if thou Ezekiel 24:8 - it might Daniel 9:6 - have we Hosea 9:17 - because Hosea 11:2 - they called Amos 5:10 - hate Amos 8:14 - shall fall Zephaniah 2:2 - before the fierce Zechariah 1:4 - unto Zechariah 7:12 - therefore Zechariah 8:14 - I repented Matthew 14:10 - and beheaded Matthew 21:34 - he sent Matthew 21:35 - General Matthew 23:37 - how Mark 12:3 - they Luke 3:20 - General Luke 6:23 - for in Luke 11:48 - for Luke 13:34 - killest Luke 20:10 - sent Acts 19:9 - divers James 5:10 - for

Verse 17

he brought: 2 Chronicles 33:11, Deuteronomy 28:49, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 24:3, Ezra 9:7, Jeremiah 15:8, Jeremiah 32:42, Jeremiah 40:3, Daniel 9:14

the king: 2 Kings 25:1-30, Jeremiah 39:1-18, Jeremiah 52:1-34

who slew: Leviticus 26:14-46, Deuteronomy 28:15-68, Deuteronomy 29:18-28, Deuteronomy 30:18, Deuteronomy 31:16-18, Deuteronomy 32:15-28, Psalms 74:20, Psalms 79:2, Psalms 79:3, Jeremiah 15:9, Jeremiah 18:21, Lamentations 2:21, Lamentations 2:22

in the house: 2 Chronicles 24:21, Lamentations 2:20, Ezekiel 9:5-7, Luke 13:1, Luke 13:2

no compassion: Deuteronomy 28:50, Psalms 74:20

Reciprocal: Numbers 33:56 - General Deuteronomy 8:20 - so shall ye perish Deuteronomy 28:36 - bring thee Joshua 23:15 - so shall 2 Kings 21:14 - the remnant 1 Chronicles 6:15 - when the Lord 2 Chronicles 7:22 - therefore 2 Chronicles 15:6 - God 2 Chronicles 28:5 - delivered him Ezra 5:12 - But after Nehemiah 9:27 - thou deliveredst Psalms 74:4 - Thine Psalms 79:1 - the heathen Isaiah 3:8 - Jerusalem Isaiah 13:18 - their eye Isaiah 14:6 - who smote Isaiah 27:11 - therefore Isaiah 42:24 - General Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I Jeremiah 5:10 - ye up Jeremiah 6:21 - fathers Jeremiah 9:21 - General Jeremiah 11:22 - young Jeremiah 19:15 - because Jeremiah 20:5 - I will deliver Jeremiah 21:7 - I will Jeremiah 22:21 - I spake Jeremiah 27:22 - carried Jeremiah 34:22 - I will command Jeremiah 51:22 - General Lamentations 2:5 - he hath swallowed up Israel Lamentations 3:43 - thou hast slain Lamentations 4:16 - they respected Ezekiel 9:6 - old Ezekiel 9:7 - General Ezekiel 23:47 - shall slay Ezekiel 24:8 - it might Ezekiel 33:21 - The city Ezekiel 36:4 - desolate Habakkuk 1:6 - I raise Zephaniah 2:2 - before the fierce Zechariah 1:6 - did

Verse 18

am 3416, bc 588

all the vessels: 2 Chronicles 36:7, 2 Chronicles 36:10, 2 Kings 25:13-17, Jeremiah 27:18-22, Jeremiah 52:17-23, Daniel 5:3

treasures: 2 Kings 20:13-17, Isaiah 39:6, Zechariah 1:6

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 20:17 - shall be carried 1 Chronicles 9:1 - carried 2 Chronicles 4:19 - all the vessels Ezra 1:7 - Nebuchadnezzar Ezra 5:14 - the vessels Ezra 6:5 - which Nebuchadnezzar Isaiah 14:4 - golden city Jeremiah 7:14 - as Jeremiah 27:20 - when Jeremiah 27:22 - carried Ezekiel 7:21 - General Daniel 5:2 - the golden Luke 21:1 - the treasury

Verse 19

they burnt: 2 Kings 25:9, Psalms 74:4-8, Psalms 79:1, Psalms 79:7, Isaiah 64:10, Isaiah 64:11, Jeremiah 7:4, Jeremiah 7:14, Jeremiah 52:13, Lamentations 4:1, Micah 3:12, Luke 21:6

brake down: 2 Kings 25:10, 2 Kings 25:11, Jeremiah 52:14, Jeremiah 52:15

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:31 - And I will make 1 Kings 9:7 - this house Isaiah 5:6 - I will lay Isaiah 27:9 - when Jeremiah 6:5 - let us destroy Jeremiah 17:27 - shall devour Jeremiah 21:10 - it shall Jeremiah 21:14 - shall Jeremiah 32:29 - and set Jeremiah 39:8 - burned Lamentations 2:7 - given up Ezekiel 7:21 - General Amos 3:11 - and thy

Verse 20

am 3416-3468, bc 588-536

And them that had escaped from: Heb. And the remainder from

they were servants: Deuteronomy 28:47, Deuteronomy 28:48, Jeremiah 27:7

until the reign: 2 Chronicles 36:22, Ezra 1:1-11

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:36 - bring thee Esther 2:6 - Jeconiah Isaiah 24:2 - as with the people Isaiah 39:7 - of thy sons Jeremiah 38:23 - they shall Jeremiah 52:29 - the eighteenth Lamentations 1:3 - gone Ezekiel 14:22 - therein Micah 2:4 - he hath changed Micah 2:10 - and Micah 4:10 - shalt thou Matthew 1:11 - about

Verse 21

To fulfil: Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:12, Jeremiah 26:6, Jeremiah 26:7, Jeremiah 27:12, Jeremiah 27:13, Jeremiah 29:10, Daniel 9:2, Zechariah 1:4-6

until the land: Leviticus 25:4-6, Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:35, Leviticus 26:43, Zechariah 1:12

Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:2 - a sabbath Numbers 14:34 - After 2 Chronicles 36:22 - that the word Nehemiah 10:31 - and that we Psalms 79:7 - laid Isaiah 5:9 - Of a truth Isaiah 24:3 - shall Jeremiah 1:1 - words Jeremiah 4:27 - The Jeremiah 25:11 - seventy Jeremiah 27:7 - all Jeremiah 27:22 - until Jeremiah 38:23 - they shall Jeremiah 39:16 - Behold Lamentations 1:3 - gone Ezekiel 29:11 - forty Ezekiel 33:28 - I will lay Ezekiel 36:34 - General Micah 2:4 - he hath changed Micah 2:10 - and Zephaniah 1:2 - I will Zechariah 7:14 - the land

Verse 22

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

Verse 23

All the kingdoms: Psalms 75:5-7, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 4:35, Daniel 5:18, Daniel 5:23

he hath charged: Isaiah 44:26-28

Who is there: 1 Chronicles 22:16, 1 Chronicles 29:5, Ezra 7:13, Zechariah 2:6, Zechariah 2:7, Romans 8:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:11 - a nation Deuteronomy 2:24 - behold Ezra 1:1 - Now in the Ezra 4:3 - king Cyrus Ezra 6:3 - the first year Isaiah 44:28 - saying Isaiah 45:13 - he shall build Jeremiah 50:21 - and do Daniel 6:28 - and in Daniel 10:1 - Cyrus Revelation 16:11 - the God