2 Chronicles 36:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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: ”

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Servants - Or, “slaves.” They were probably employed by Nebuchadnezzar in the forced labor which his great works necessitated. His sons - The word probably includes all Nebuchadnezzars succes...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 (k) Persia: (k) When Gyrus king of Persia had made...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

servants. Compare Jeremiah 27:6 ; Jeremiah 27:7 ; Daniel 1 . This was foretold in 2 Kings 20:17 ; 2 Kings 20:18 ; Isaiah 39:7 . the kingdom of Persia. See the Chronological Structure of Ez...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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:
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Until the reign of the kingdom of Persia— Until the reign of the king of Persia. Houbigant. Respecting the proclamation of Cyrus, see the beginning of the next book: Kennicott thinks that the two...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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: Them that had escaped from the swor...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fall of Jerusalem This is a brief record of the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, and of the destruction of Jerusalem. The first twenty vv. of this chapter are abbreviat...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE LAST KINGS OF JUDAH 2 Chronicles 34:1-33 ; 2 Chronicles 35:1-27 ; 2 Chronicles 36:1-23 WHATEVER influence Manasseh's reformation exercised over his people generally, the taint of idolatry...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Defeat and Exile 2 Chronicles 36:11-23 It is expressly stated in Ezekiel 17:13 that Nebuchadnezzar administered to Zedekiah an oath of fealty in the presence of Jehovah. Hence by his rebellio...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the record of the final movements in the downward course of Judah. They are graphically given. First Jehoahaz reigned for three months, and was deposed by the king of Egypt. Jehoiakim succeed...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here we arrive to the sad page of Judah's history. To enter into a full detail of this history of the church we must connect with it the writings of the prophet Jeremiah. The character of Zedekiah, a...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away captive ,.... The king of Babylon, or his general by his orders, excepting some poor persons left to till the land, see Jeremiah 52:15 , w...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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: Ver. 20. Carried he away to Babylon. ] S...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Where they were servants to him and his sons They do not seem to have been made captives to private persons, but to have been taken in one body, and made the servants of the king; that is, to have...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JEHOIAKIM'S REIGN AND CAPTIVITY (vv.5-8) Jehoiakim was evidently older than Jehoahaz for he was 25 when he began to reign (cf.v.2). He reigned 11 years in Judah, but he also dishonoured the memo...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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 L ORD his God, and humbl...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter gives the reigns of Jehoahaz ( 2 Chronicles 36:1-4 ), of Jehoiakim ( 2 Chronicles 36:5-8 ), of Jehoiachin ( 2 Chronicles 36:9-10 ), and of Zedekiah ( 2 Chronicles 36:11-...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 36:2 . Jehoahaz the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem. Necho summoned him to Riblah, put him in irons, and made his elder brother Eliakim king in his room, and changed his name...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION One short chapter now brings to a conclusion the work, in so many aspects remarkable, called 'The Chronicles.' And thirteen verses sum the contents of the four last pre-Captivity king...
2 Chronicles 36:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zedekiah's Reign and the end of Judah
2 Chronicles 36:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 36:22 ; Deuteronomy 28:47 ; Deuteronomy 28:48 ; Ezra 1:1-11 ; Jeremiah 27:7

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 36:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 36:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Chronicles 36:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge