Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Whosoever escaped the sword, was led into Babylon, and there served the king and his sons, till the reign of the king of Persia, A. 3416-3468 B.C. 588-536 Deuteronomy 28:47,48 Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things: . . . Jeremiah 27:7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son: till the time come for his land and himself: and many nations and great kings shall serve him. until the reign 2 Chronicles 36:22 But in the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, to fulfil the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the mouth of Jeremias, the Lord stirred up the heart of Cyrus, king of the Persians: who commanded it to be proclaimed through all his kingdom, and by writing also, saying: Ezra 1:1 In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians: and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and in writing also, saying: Context The Fall of Jerusalem…19And the enemies set fire to the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burnt all the towers, and what soever was precious they destroyed. 20Whosoever escaped the sword, was led into Babylon, and there served the king and his sons, till the reign of the king of Persia,21That the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, and the land might keep her sabbaths: for all the days of the desolation she kept a sabbath, till the seventy years were expired.… Cross References 2 Kings 25:11 And Nabuzardan, the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people, that remained in the city, and the fugitives, that had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people. Ezra 2:1 Now these are the children of the province, that went out of the captivity, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Juda, every man to his city. Jeremiah 27:7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son: till the time come for his land and himself: and many nations and great kings shall serve him. Jeremiah 52:28 This is the people whom Nabuchodonosor carried away captive: in the seventh year, three thousand and twenty-three Jews. Ezekiel 38:5 The Persians, Ethiopians, and Libyans with them, all with shields and helmets. Lexicon Those who escapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית (haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7611: Rest, residue, remnant, remainder the sword הַחֶ֖רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile וַיֶּ֛גֶל (way·ye·ḡel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Babylon, בָּבֶ֑ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city and they became וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ (way·yih·yū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be servants לַעֲבָדִ֔ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant to him and his sons וּלְבָנָיו֙ (ū·lə·ḇā·nāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the kingdom מַלְכ֥וּת (mal·ḵūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom of Persia פָּרָֽס׃ (pā·rās) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon came to power. מְלֹ֖ךְ (mə·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel Additional Translations Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.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: And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: And he carried away the remnant to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of the Medes. And them that had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they became servants to him and his sons, until the reign of the kingdom of Persia; And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: And them that had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia. 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: And he removeth those left of the sword unto Babylon, and they are to him and to his sons for servants, till the reigning of the kingdom of Persia, Jump to Previous Babylon Carried Death Escaped Establishment Exile Kingdom Persia Power Prisoners Reign Reigning Remnant Removeth Rule Servants SwordJump to Next Babylon Carried Death Escaped Establishment Exile Kingdom Persia Power Prisoners Reign Reigning Remnant Removeth Rule Servants SwordExternal Links 2 Chronicles 36:20 NIV2 Chronicles 36:20 NLT 2 Chronicles 36:20 ESV 2 Chronicles 36:20 NASB 2 Chronicles 36:20 ASV 2 Chronicles 36:20 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 36:20 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 36:20 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 36:20 French Bible 2 Chronicles 36:20 German Bible Alphabetical: and away Babylon became came carried escaped exile from had He him his into kingdom of Persia power remnant rule servants sons sword the they Those to until were who OT History: 2 Chronicles 36:20 He carried those who had escaped (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |