2 Chronicles 36 · Verse 23

2 Chronicles 36:23

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.
2 Chronicles 36:23, King James Version

2 Chronicles 36:23 in other translations

BSB“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”
WEB“Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.’”
ASVThus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all his people, Jehovah his God be with him, and let him go up.
YLT‘Thus said Cyrus king of Persia, All kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, God of the heavens, given to me, and He hath laid a charge on me to build to Him a house in Jerusalem, that is in Judah; who is among you of all His people? Jehovah his God is with him, and he doth go up.'
DARBYThus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth has Jehovah the God of the heavens given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all his people, Jehovah his God be with him, and let him go up.
BBECyrus, king of Persia, has said, All the kingdoms of the earth have been given to me by the Lord, the God of heaven; and he has made me responsible for building a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, may the Lord his God be with him and let him go up.
WebsterThus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

What does 2 Chronicles 36:23 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 The Lord his God be with him - "Let the Word of the Lord be his helper, and let him go up." - Targum. See the notes on the beginning of Ezra. Thus ends the history of a people the most fickle, the most ungrateful, and perhaps on the whole the most sinful, that ever existed on the face of the earth. But what a display does all this give of the power, justice, mercy, and long-suffering of the Lord! There was no people like this people, and no God like their God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 36:22-23

God had promised the restoring of the captives, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, at the end of seventy years; and that time to favour Zion, that set time, came at last. Though God's church be cast down, it is not cast off; though his people be corrected, they are not abandoned; though thrown into the furnace, they are not lost there, nor left there any longer than till the dross be separated. Though God contend…

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2 Chronicles 36:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559
כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ\׀Ko.reshCyrusH3566
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
פָּרַ֗סpa.RasPersiaH6539
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.Khot[the] kingdoms ofH4467
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe earthH776
נָ֣תַןNa.tanhe has givenH5414
לִ֗יLito me
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וְהֽוּא\־ve.hu'-and heH1931
פָקַ֤דfa.Kadhe has appointedH6485
עָלַי֙'a.Lai<on> meH5921
לִבְנֽוֹת\־Liv.not-to buildH1129
ל֣וֹlofor him
בַ֔יִתVa.yita houseH1004
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.Dah[is] in JudahH3063
מִֽי\־mi-who?H4310
בָכֶ֣םva.Khem[is] among you
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom allH3605
עַמּ֗וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430
עִמּ֖וֹi.Mo[be] with himH5973
וְיָֽעַל\׃ve.Ya.'aland let him go upH5927

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 36:23

  • Daniel 5:23

    But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  • Daniel 2:37

    Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

  • Ezra 7:13

    I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.

  • Isaiah 44:26-28

    That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

  • Psalms 75:5-7

    Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

  • Daniel 2:21

    And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

  • Daniel 4:35

    And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

  • Zechariah 2:6-7

    Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord. Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:16

    Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.

  • Daniel 5:18

    O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

  • 1 Chronicles 29:5

    The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
All the kingdoms.
Ps 75:5-7; Da 2:21,37; 4:35; 5:18,23
he hath charged.
Isa 44:26-28
Who is there.
1Ch 22:16; 29:5; Ezr 7:13; Zec 2:6,7; Ro 8:31

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 36:22

    Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

  • 2 Chronicles 36:23

    Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

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2 Chronicles 36:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así dice Ciro rey de los Persas: Jehová, el Dios de los cielos, me ha dado todos los reinos de la tierra; y él me ha encargado que le edifique casa en Jerusalem, que es en Judá. ¿Quién de vosotros hay de todo su pueblo? Jehová su Dios sea con él, y suba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit Cyrus, roi de Perse: L’ Éternel, le Dieu des cieux, m’a donné tous les royaumes de la terre, et il m’a chargé de lui bâtir une maison à Jérusalem, qui est en Juda. Qui d’entre vous, quel qu’il soit, est de son peuple, – que l’ Éternel, son Dieu, soit avec lui, et qu’il monte!
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Kores, der König von Persien: Alle Königreiche der Erde hat Jehova, der Gott des Himmels, mir gegeben; und er hat mich beauftragt, ihm ein Haus zu bauen zu Jerusalem, das in Juda ist. Wer irgend unter euch aus seinem Volke ist, mit dem sei Jehova, sein Gott; und er ziehe hinauf!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Cyrus rex Persarum: Omnia regna terræ dedit mihi Dominus Deus cæli, et ipse præcepit mihi ut ædificarem ei domum in Jerusalem, quæ est in Judæa: quis ex vobis est in omni populo ejus? sit Dominus Deus suus cum eo, et ascendat.