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2 Chronicles 36:19

Jerusalem

17 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

18 who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials.

Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.

20 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.

21 So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.

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BSB
Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.
KJV
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
WEB
They burned God’s house, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all of its valuable vessels.
ASV
And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
DARBY
And they burned the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all the palaces thereof with fire, and all the precious vessels thereof were given up to destruction.
BLB
And they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and all its palaces they burned with the fire and destroyed all the desirable vessels.
ÅB
De brant opp Guds hus og rev ned Jerusalems mur; alle dets palasser brant de opp med ild, og alle dets kostbare kar ble ødelagt.
OTB
Så satte de ild på Guds hus og rev ned Jerusalems mur, og brente alle dens palasser med ild, og ødela alle dens kostbare gjenstander.
B1930
De brente op Guds hus og rev ned Jerusalems mur; alle dets palasser brente de op med ild, og alle dets kostbare kar blev ødelagt.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 79:1

    The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

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  • Luke 21:6

    “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

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  • Micah 3:12

    Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

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  • Lamentations 4:1

    How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.

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  • Jeremiah 7:4

    Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

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  • Jeremiah 52:13–15

    He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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  • Psalms 74:4–8

    Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

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  • Jeremiah 7:14

    therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.

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