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Myles Coverdale Bible

2 Chronicles 36:6

And Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babilon wente vp agaynst him, and bounde him with cheynes, to cary him vnto Babilon.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assyria;   Babylon;   Fetters;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jehoiakim;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Jehoiakim;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Chronicles, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Jehoiakim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Jehoiakim;   Jerusalem;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Zephaniah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Exile;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Ezra, Book of;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Jehoiakim ;   Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Captivity;   Necho;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Nebuchadnez'zar,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Captivity;   Jehoiakim;   Seventy Years;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Daniel, Book of;   Fetters;   Jehoiakim;   Nebuchadnezzar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him and bound him in bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
Hebrew Names Version
Against him came up Nevukhadnetztzar king of Bavel, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Bavel.
King James Version
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
English Standard Version
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon.
New Century Version
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Judah, captured Jehoiakim, put bronze chains on him, and took him to Babylon.
New English Translation
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
Amplified Bible
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze [chains] to take him to Babylon.
New American Standard Bible
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
World English Bible
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Against him came vp Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel, and bounde him with chaines to cary him to Babel.
Legacy Standard Bible
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to lead him off to Babylon.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him in bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
Contemporary English Version
During Jehoiakim's rule, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah. He arrested Jehoiakim and put him in chains, and he sent him to the capital city of Babylon.
Complete Jewish Bible
N'vukhadnetzar king of Bavel attacked him and bound him in chains to carry him off to Bavel.
Darby Translation
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him with chains of brass to carry him to Babylon.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon attacked Judah. He made Jehoiakim a prisoner and put bronze chains on him. Then Nebuchadnezzar took King Jehoiakim to Babylon.
George Lamsa Translation
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in chains to carry him to Babylon.
Good News Translation
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah, captured Jehoiakim, and took him to Babylonia in chains.
Lexham English Bible
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up against him, and he bound him with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon.
Literal Translation
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in bronze fetters to take him away to Babylon.
American Standard Version
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up against him, and took him away in chains to Babylon.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Against him came vp Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and bounde hym with two chaynes, to cary him to Babylon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
King James Version (1611)
Against him came vp Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon, and bound him in fetters to cary him to Babylon.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him with brazen fetters, and carried him away to Babylon.
English Revised Version
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Nabugodonosor, kyng of Caldeis, styede ayens this Joakym, and ledde hym boundun with chaynes in to Babiloyne.
Update Bible Version
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
Webster's Bible Translation
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
New King James Version
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon.
New Living Translation
Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured it, and he bound Jehoiakim in bronze chains and led him away to Babylon.
New Life Bible
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against him and tied him with brass chains to take him to Babylon.
New Revised Standard
Against him King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up, and bound him with fetters to take him to Babylon.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Against him, came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, - and bound him in fetters of bronze, to carry him to Babylon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Against him came up Nabuchodonosor king of the Chaldeans, and led him bound in chains into Babylon.
Revised Standard Version
Against him came up Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters to take him to Babylon.
Young's Literal Translation
against him hath Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon come up, and bindeth him in brazen fetters to take him away to Babylon.
THE MESSAGE
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made war against him, and bound him in bronze chains, intending to take him prisoner to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar also took things from The Temple of God to Babylon and put them in his royal palace.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

Contextual Overview

1 And the people of the londe toke Ioahas the sonne of Iosias, and made him kynge in his fathers steade at Ierusalem. 2 Thre and twentye yeare olde was Ioahas whan he was made kynge, and reigned thre monethes at Ierusalem. 3 For the kynge of Egipte deposed him at Ierusalem, and condemned the londe in an hundreth talentes of syluer, and one talent off golde. 4 And the kynge of Egipte made Eliachim his brother kynge ouer Iuda and Ierusale, and turned his name Ioachim. But Necho toke his brother Ioahas, and caried him in to Egipte. 5 Fyue and twentye yeare olde was Ioachim wha he was made kynge, and reigned eleue yeare at Ierusale, and dyd that which was euell in the siighte of the LORDE his God. 6 And Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babilon wente vp agaynst him, and bounde him with cheynes, to cary him vnto Babilon. 7 And Nabuchodonosor broughte certayne vessels of ye house of the LORDE vnto Babilon, and put them in his temple at Babilon. 8 What more there is to saye of Ioachim, and off his abhominacions which he dyd, and that were founde in him, beholde, they are wrytten in the boke of the kynges of Israel and Iuda. And Ioachim his sonne was kynge in his steade. 9 Eight yeare olde was Ioachim whan he was made kynge, and reigned thre monethes and ten dayes at Ierusale, and dyd yt which was euell in the sighte of ye LORDE. 10 But wha the yeare came aboute, Nabuchodonosor sent thither, and caused him be fetched vnto Babilon with the costly vessels and Iewels of the house of the LORDE, and made Sedechias his brother kynge ouer Iuda and Ierusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3397, bc 607

came up: 2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 24:5, 2 Kings 24:6, 2 Kings 24:13-20, Ezekiel 19:5-9, Daniel 1:1, Daniel 1:2, Habakkuk 1:5-10

fetters: or, chains

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:36 - bring thee 2 Kings 14:13 - took Amaziah 2 Kings 25:7 - bound him 2 Chronicles 25:23 - took Amaziah Ezra 5:12 - into the hand Ezra 6:5 - which Nebuchadnezzar Psalms 79:1 - the heathen Isaiah 7:17 - bring upon Jeremiah 4:21 - shall I Jeremiah 22:19 - General Ezekiel 19:1 - the princes Ezekiel 19:4 - he was Ezekiel 19:9 - and brought Habakkuk 1:6 - I raise Habakkuk 1:10 - scoff

Cross-References

Genesis 12:5
So Abram toke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, wt all their goodes which they had gotten, and soules which they begat in Hara, and departed to go in to ye londe of Canaan.
Genesis 13:6
so yt the londe was not able to receaue them, that they might dwell together: for the substaunce of their riches was so greate, that they coude not dwell together.
Genesis 13:11
Then Lot chose all the coastes of Iorda, and toke his iourney towarde ye East. And so the one brother departed from the other.
Genesis 17:8
And vnto the and to thy sede after the, will I geue the lande, wherin thou art a straunger: euen all the lande of Canaan for an euerlastinge possession, and will be their God.
Genesis 25:23
And the LORDE sayde vnto her: Two maner of folke are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shall be deuyded out of thy body, and the one nacion shall ouercome the other, and the greater shall serue the lesse.
Genesis 28:4
and geue the the blessynge of Abraham vnto ye & thy sede with the, that thou mayest possesse the lande, wherin thou art a straunger, which God gaue vnto Abraham.
Genesis 32:3
Iacob sent messaungers before him to his brother Esau in to the lande of Seir, of the felde of Edom,
Ezekiel 27:13
Iauan, Tubal and Mesech were thy marchauntes, which brought the men, & ornamentes off metall for thy occupyenge.
Revelation 18:13
& synomom and odours, and oyntmentes, and frankynsence, and wyne, and oyle, and fyne floure, and wheate, and catell, and shepe, and horses, and charrettes, and bodies and soules of men.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 36:6. Came up Nebuchadnezzar2 Kings 24:1. Archbishop Usher believes that Jehoiakim remained three years after this tributary to the Chaldeans, and that it is from this period that the seventy years' captivity, predicted by Jeremiah, is to be reckoned.


 
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