2 Chronik 36
Schlachter 2000
Joahas, Jojakim und Jojachin werden Könige von Juda
36 Und das Volk des Landes nahm Joahas, den Sohn Josias, und machte ihn in Jerusalem zum König anstelle seines Vaters.
2 Joahas[a] war 23 Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte drei Monate lang in Jerusalem.
3 Und der König von Ägypten setzte ihn ab in Jerusalem und legte dem Land eine Abgabe von 100 Talenten Silber und einem Talent Gold auf.
4 Und der König von Ägypten machte Eljakim, seinen Bruder, zum König über Juda und Jerusalem, und änderte seinen Namen in Jojakim[b]. Seinen Bruder Joahas aber nahm Necho und brachte ihn nach Ägypten.
5 Jojakim war 25 Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte 11 Jahre lang in Jerusalem. Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn, seines Gottes.
6 Da zog Nebukadnezar, der König von Babel, gegen 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 brachte sie in seinen Tempel in Babel.
8 Was aber mehr von Jojakim zu sagen ist und seine Gräuel, die er tat, und was an ihm gefunden wurde, das ist aufgezeichnet im Buch der Könige von Israel und Juda. Und Jojachin, sein Sohn, wurde König an seiner Stelle.
9 Es war nach 8 Jahren, dass Jojachin König wurde,[c] und er regierte drei Monate und zehn Tage lang in Jerusalem. Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn.
10 Aber um die Jahreswende sandte der König Nebukadnezar hin und ließ ihn nach Babel holen samt den kostbaren Geräten des Hauses des Herrn; und er machte Zedekia, seinen Bruder, zum König über Juda und Jerusalem.
Zedekia, der letzte König von Juda. Die Zerstörung Jerusalems und die Wegführung Judas in die Gefangenschaft
11 Zedekia[d] war 21 Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte 11 Jahre lang in Jerusalem.
12 Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn, seines Gottes, und er demütigte sich nicht vor dem Propheten Jeremia, [der] aus dem Mund des Herrn [zu ihm redete].
13 Dazu fiel er ab[e] von dem König Nebukadnezar, der einen Eid bei Gott von ihm genommen hatte, und wurde halsstarrig und verstockte sein Herz, sodass er nicht zu dem Herrn, dem Gott Israels, umkehren wollte.
14 Auch alle Obersten der Priester samt dem Volk versündigten sich schwer nach allen Gräueln der Heiden und verunreinigten das Haus des Herrn, das er geheiligt hatte in Jerusalem.
15 Und der Herr, der Gott ihrer Väter, sandte ihnen seine Boten, indem er sich früh aufmachte und sie immer wieder sandte; denn er hatte Erbarmen 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 gegen sie heraufziehen, der tötete ihre Jungmannschaft mit dem Schwert im Haus ihres Heiligtums und verschonte weder junge Männer 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, sodass alle ihre kostbaren Geräte zugrunde gingen.
20 Den Überrest derer aber, die dem Schwert entkommen waren, führte er nach Babel hinweg, und sie wurden ihm und seinen Söhnen als Knechte dienstbar, bis das Königreich der Perser zur Herrschaft kam.
21 So 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 70 Jahre vollendet sind!
Das Edikt des Königs Kyrus (Kores)
22 Und im ersten Jahr des Kyrus, des Königs von Persien — damit das Wort des Herrn erfüllt würde, das durch den Mund Jeremias ergangen war —, da erweckte der Herr den Geist des Kyrus, des Königs von Persien, sodass er durch sein ganzes Königreich, auch schriftlich, bekannt machen und sagen ließ:
23 »So spricht Kyrus, 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 in 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
- (36,2) hebr. Joachas; bed. »Der Herr hält / ergreift«.
- (36,4) hebr. Jehojakim; bed. »Der Herr richtet auf«. Eljakim bed. »Gott richtet auf«.
- (36,9) Jojachin (hebr. Jehojachin, bed. »Der Herr befestigt«) wurde mit 18 Jahren König (vgl. 2Kö 24,8). Nach einigen Auslegern beziehen sich die 8 Jahre auf eine vorherige Zeit der Mitregentschaft, wie sie öfter vorkam; nach anderen wird hier die Zeit seit Beginn der babylonischen Gefangenschaft gerechnet (vgl. Fn. zu 2Chr 22,2).
- (36,11) Zedekijah bed. »Meine Gerechtigkeit ist der Herr«.
- (36,13) od. empörte er sich gegen …
2 Chronicles 36
International Children’s Bible
Jehoahaz King of Judah
36 The people of Judah chose Josiah’s son Jehoahaz. They made him king in Jerusalem in his father’s place.
2 Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king. And he was king in Jerusalem for three months. 3 Then King Neco of Egypt made Jehoahaz no longer a king in Jerusalem. Neco made the people of Judah pay about 7,500 pounds of silver and about 75 pounds of gold. 4 The king of Egypt made Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim the king of Judah and Jerusalem. Then Neco changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz to Egypt.
Jehoiakim King of Judah
5 Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king. And he was king in Jerusalem for 11 years. He did what the Lord his God said was wrong. 6 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Judah. He captured Jehoiakim and put bronze chains on him. Then Nebuchadnezzar took him to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar took some of the things from the Temple of the Lord. And he took them to Babylon and put them in his own palace.
8 The other things Jehoiakim did as king are written down. The hated things he did and everything he was guilty of doing are recorded. They are in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Jehoiakim’s son Jehoiachin became king in his place.
Jehoiachin King of Judah
9 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king of Judah. And he was king in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He did what the Lord said was wrong. 10 In the spring King Nebuchadnezzar sent some servants to get Jehoiachin. They took him and some valuable treasures from the Temple of the Lord to Babylon. Then Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah the king of Judah and Jerusalem.
Zedekiah King of Judah
11 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king of Judah. And he was king in Jerusalem for 11 years. 12 Zedekiah did what the Lord his God said was wrong. The prophet Jeremiah spoke messages from the Lord. But Zedekiah did not obey.
Jerusalem Is Destroyed
13 Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar had forced Zedekiah to promise to be loyal to him. And Zedekiah had promised, using God’s name. But Zedekiah became stubborn. He refused to obey the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 Also, all the leaders of the priests and the people of Judah became more wicked. They followed the evil example of the other nations. The Lord had made the Temple in Jerusalem holy. But the leaders made the Temple unholy.
The Fall of Jerusalem
15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent prophets again and again to warn his people. He did this because he had pity for them and for his Temple. 16 But they made fun of God’s prophets. They hated God’s messages. So they refused to listen to the prophets. Finally God became so angry with his people that he could not be stopped. 17 So God brought the king of Babylon to attack them. The king killed the young men even when they were in the Temple. He did not have mercy on the people. He killed both young men and women. He even killed the old men and those who were sick. God permitted Nebuchadnezzar to punish the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 18 Nebuchadnezzar carried away to Babylon all the things from the Temple of God, both large and small. He took all the treasures from the Temple of the Lord and from the king and his officers. 19 Nebuchadnezzar and his army set fire to God’s Temple. They broke down Jerusalem’s wall. And they burned all the palaces. They took or destroyed every valuable thing in Jerusalem.
20 Nebuchadnezzar took captive to Babylon the people who were left alive. And he forced them to be slaves for him and his descendants. They remained there as slaves until the Persian kingdom defeated Babylon. 21 And so what the Lord had told Israel through the prophet Jeremiah happened. The Lord had said that place would be an empty wasteland for 70 years. This happened to make up for the years of Sabbath rests[a] that the people had not kept.
22 It was the first year Cyrus was king of Persia. The Lord caused Cyrus to write an announcement and send it everywhere in his kingdom. This happened so the Lord’s message spoken by Jeremiah would come true.
23 This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me. And he has appointed me to build a Temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Now all of you who are God’s people are free to go to Jerusalem. May the Lord your God be with you.”
Footnotes
- 36:21 Sabbath rests The Law said that every seventh year the land was not to be farmed. See Leviticus 25:1–7.
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
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