2 Chronik 36
Schlachter 1951
Joahas, Jehojakim und Jehojachin, Könige von Juda
36 Und die Landbevölkerung nahm Joahas, den Sohn Josias, und machte ihn in Jerusalem zum König an seines Vaters Statt. 2 Dreiundzwanzig Jahre alt war Joahas, als er König ward, und regierte drei Monate lang zu Jerusalem.
3 Und der König von Ägypten setzte ihn ab zu Jerusalem und legte dem Land eine Buße auf von hundert Talenten Silber und einem Talent Gold. 4 Und der König von Ägypten machte Eljakim, seinen Bruder, zum König über Juda und Jerusalem, und änderte seinen Namen in Jehojakim. Necho aber nahm seinen Bruder Joahas und brachte ihn nach Ägypten.
5 Fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt war Jehojakim, als er König ward, und regierte elf Jahre lang zu Jerusalem und tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn, seines Gottes.
6 Da zog Nebukadnezar, der König von Babel, wider ihn herauf und band ihn mit zwei ehernen Ketten, um ihn nach Babel zu bringen. 7 Auch schleppte Nebukadnezar etliche Geräte des Hauses des Herrn nach Babel und tat sie in seinen Tempel zu Babel.
8 Was aber mehr von Jehojakim zu sagen ist und seine Greuel, die er tat, und was an ihm erfunden worden, das ist aufgezeichnet im Buch der Könige von Israel und Juda. Und Jehojachin, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
9 Achtzehn Jahre alt war Jehojachin, als er König ward, und regierte drei Monate und zehn Tage lang zu Jerusalem und tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn.
10 Aber um die Jahreswende sandte Nebukadnezar hin und ließ ihn nach Babel holen samt den kostbaren Geräten des Hauses des Herrn, und machte Zedekia, seinen Bruder[a], zum König über Juda und Jerusalem.
Zedekia, letzter König von Juda; Zerstörung Jerusalems; Wegführung in die Gefangenschaft
11 Einundzwanzig Jahre alt war Zedekia, als er König ward, und regierte elf Jahre lang zu Jerusalem.
12 Und er tat, was in den Augen des Herrn, seines Gottes, böse war, und demütigte sich nicht vor dem Propheten Jeremia, [der] aus dem Munde des Herrn [zu ihm redete].
13 Dazu ward er abtrünnig von dem König Nebukadnezar, der einen Eid bei Gott von ihm genommen hatte, und ward halsstarrig und verstockte sein Herz, so daß er nicht zu dem Herrn, dem Gott Israels, umkehren wollte. 14 Auch alle Obersten der Priester samt dem Volk vergingen sich schwer nach allen Greueln der Heiden und verunreinigten das Haus des Herrn, das er geheiligt hatte zu Jerusalem.
15 Und gleichwohl mahnte sie der Herr, der Gott ihrer Väter, unermüdlich durch seine Boten; denn er hatte Mitleid mit seinem Volk und seiner Wohnung. 16 Aber sie verspotteten die Boten Gottes und verachteten seine Worte und verlachten seine Propheten, bis der Zorn des Herrn über sein Volk so hoch stieg, daß keine Heilung mehr möglich war.
17 Da ließ er den König der Chaldäer wider sie heraufkommen, der tötete ihre Jungmannschaft mit dem Schwert im Hause ihres Heiligtums und verschonte weder Jünglinge noch Jungfrauen, weder Alte noch Hochbetagte, - alle gab er in seine Hand. 18 Und alle Geräte des Hauses Gottes, die großen und die kleinen, und die Schätze des Hauses des Herrn und die Schätze des Königs und seiner Fürsten, alles ließ er nach Babel führen. 19 Und sie verbrannten das Haus Gottes und rissen die Mauer von Jerusalem nieder und verbrannten alle ihre Paläste mit Feuer, so daß alle ihre kostbaren Geräte zugrunde gingen.
20 Was aber vom Schwert übriggeblieben war, führte er nach Babel hinweg, und sie wurden seine und seiner Söhne Knechte, bis das Königreich der Perser zur Herrschaft kam. 21 Also wurde das Wort des Herrn durch den Mund Jeremias erfüllt: Bis das Land seine Sabbate gefeiert hat, soll es ruhen, solange die Verwüstung währt, bis siebzig Jahre vollendet sind!
Edikt des Königs Kores
22 Aber im ersten Jahr Kores’[b], des Königs von Persien, - damit das durch den Mund Jeremias geredete Wort des Herrn erfüllt würde -, erweckte der Herr den Geist des Kores, des Königs von Persien, so daß er durch sein ganzes Königreich, auch schriftlich, kundmachen und sagen ließ: 23 So spricht Kores, der König von Persien: Der Herr, der Gott des Himmels, hat mir alle Königreiche der Erde gegeben, und er selbst hat mir befohlen, ihm ein Haus zu bauen zu Jerusalem, das in Juda ist. Wer irgend unter euch zu seinem Volk gehört, mit dem sei der Herr, sein Gott, und er ziehe hinauf!
Footnotes
- 2 Chronik 36:10 Bruder, eig. Oheim, vg. 2K 24:17 (FES)
- 2 Chronik 36:22 Kores, d.i. Cyrus (FES)
2 Chronicles 36
New International Version
36 1 And the people(A) of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Jehoahaz King of Judah(B)
2 Jehoahaz[a] was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. 3 The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[b] of silver and a talent[c] of gold. 4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Necho(C) took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.(D)
Jehoiakim King of Judah(E)
5 Jehoiakim(F) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God. 6 Nebuchadnezzar(G) king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.(H) 7 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the temple of the Lord and put them in his temple[d] there.(I)
8 The other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, the detestable things he did and all that was found against him, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son succeeded him as king.
Jehoiachin King of Judah(J)
9 Jehoiachin(K) was eighteen[e] years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon,(L) together with articles of value from the temple of the Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle,[f] Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Zedekiah King of Judah(M)
11 Zedekiah(N) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord(O) his God and did not humble(P) himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord. 13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath(Q) in God’s name. He became stiff-necked(R) and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful,(S) following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
The Fall of Jerusalem(T)(U)
15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers(V) again and again,(W) because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed(X) at his prophets until the wrath(Y) of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.(Z) 17 He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians,[g](AA) who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men(AB) or young women, the elderly or the infirm.(AC) God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.(AD) 18 He carried to Babylon all the articles(AE) from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials. 19 They set fire(AF) to God’s temple(AG) and broke down the wall(AH) of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed(AI) everything of value there.(AJ)
20 He carried into exile(AK) to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants(AL) to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power. 21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests;(AM) all the time of its desolation it rested,(AN) until the seventy years(AO) were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah.
22 In the first year of Cyrus(AP) king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(AQ) me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’”
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 36:7 Or palace
- 2 Chronicles 36:9 One Hebrew manuscript, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 24:8); most Hebrew manuscripts eight
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 Hebrew brother, that is, relative (see 2 Kings 24:17)
- 2 Chronicles 36:17 Or Chaldeans
2 Chronicles 36
English Standard Version
Judah's Decline
36 (A)The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem. 2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and (B)laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent[a] of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him to Egypt.
5 (C)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. 6 (D)Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (E)and bound him in chains (F)to take him to Babylon. 7 (G)Nebuchadnezzar also carried part of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his palace in Babylon. 8 (H)Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and the abominations that he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
9 (I)Jehoiachin was eighteen[b] years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. 10 In (J)the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, (K)with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made his brother (L)Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
11 (M)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 12 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before (N)Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. 13 (O)He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. (P)He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the Lord that he had made holy in Jerusalem.
15 The Lord, the God of their fathers, (Q)sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 (R)But they kept mocking the messengers of God, (S)despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, (T)until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.
Jerusalem Captured and Burned
17 (U)Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand. 18 (V)And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon. 19 (W)And they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its precious vessels. 20 He (X)took into exile in Babylon those who had escaped from the sword, (Y)and they became servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of Persia, 21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had (Z)enjoyed its Sabbaths. All the days that it lay desolate (AA)it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
The Proclamation of Cyrus
22 (AB)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (AC)that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, (AD)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: 23 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may the Lord his God be with him. Let him go up.’”
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 36:9 Septuagint (compare 2 Kings 24:8); most Hebrew manuscripts eight
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