2 Chronicles 36:20

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18 ^aAnd all the articles from the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his leaders, all these he took to Babylon.

19 ^aThen they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions.

20 And ^athose who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, ^bwhere they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,

21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of ^aJeremiah, until the land ^bhad enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate ^cshe kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.

The Proclamation of Cyrus

22 ^aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of ^bJeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of ^cCyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,

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Definitions of words in 2 Chronicles 36:20:

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Persia {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Persia {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Persia {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sword {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Sword {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Babylon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Babylon {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing 2 Chronicles 36:20:

Sabbatical year {Easton's}
Persia {I.S.B.E.}
Persians {I.S.B.E.}
Reign {I.S.B.E.}
Zedekiah (2) {I.S.B.E.}

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