2 Chronicles 36

2 Chronicles 36 recounts the reigns of Judah's final kings—Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah—who did evil before YHWH, leading to Babylonian invasions by Neco and Nebuchadnezzar; the people mocked YHWH's prophets until no remedy remained, culminating in Jerusalem's destruction, the temple's burning, and exile to fulfill Jeremiah's 70-year prophecy (2 Chronicles 36:15-21). It concludes with YHWH stirring Cyrus king of Persia to decree the temple's rebuilding, initiating restoration (2 Chronicles 36:22-23).

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and-made-king king Egypt [direct object marker] Eliakim his brother over Judah and-Jerusalem and-turned [direct object marker] his name Jehoiakim and-[direct object marker] Jehoahaz his brother took Neco and-brought-him to Egypt
and the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and his abominations which he did and that which was found against him behold they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah and reigned Jehoiachin his son in his place
and-he-brought-up upon-them [direct object marker] king Chaldeans Chaldeans and-he-slew their young-men with-the-sword in-house their-sanctuary and-not he-had-compassion on young-man and-virgin elder and-feeble all he-gave into-his-hand
Now in the year one of Cyrus king of Persia to fulfill the word of YHWH by the mouth of Jeremiah stirred up YHWH [direct object marker] the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia and he made...pass a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also in writing saying
Thus says Cyrus king of Persia all kingdoms of the earth has given me YHWH God of heaven and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem which is in Judah Who among you of all his people YHWH his God be with him let him go up
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