The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 36:3 Explained

2 Chronicles 36:3

KJV: And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

YLT: and turn him aside doth the king of Egypt in Jerusalem, and fineth the land a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold;

Darby: And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and imposed a fine upon the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

ASV: And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the king  of Egypt  put him down  at Jerusalem,  and condemned  the land  in an hundred  talents  of silver  and a talent  of gold. 

What does 2 Chronicles 36:3 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 36:1-10 - At The Mercy Of The Foe
The narrative here runs parallel with II Kings, but the events are described with a certain gravity of warning which enforces the lesson of history. Here was the final Catastrophe. Long predicted, at last it fell. The Jewish kings named here were mere puppets, and instead of turning to Jehovah, followed each other in persistent idolatry. Jehoahaz was deposed by Necho, who hoped for a more obsequious tool in his brother Jehoiakim; and the latter in his turn was deposed by Nebuchadnezzar, because he was Necho's nominee. Jehoiachin was carried into captivity because he was the choice of the people, and Zedekiah because he rebelled. These are the superficial reasons for the changes that followed each other with such terrible rapidity. But the pages of Jeremiah and Ezekiel reveal other and deeper reasons, alluded to subsequently in this chapter.
It was a long process of pruning through which Israel had to pass, before this stock could bear that one pure flower, the mother of our Lord, who was to give the human side of His holy nature to the world. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 36

1  Jehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt
5  Jehoiakim reigning ill, is carried bound into Babylon
9  Jehoiachin succeeding, reigns ill, and is brought into Babylon
11  Zedekiah succeeding, reigns ill, despite the prophets, and rebels against Nebuchadnezzar
14  Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and the people, is wholly destroyed
22  The proclamation of Cyrus

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 36:3 mean?

And deposed him the king of Egypt at Jerusalem and he imposed a tribute - on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold
וַיְסִירֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־ מִצְרַ֖יִם בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙ אֶת־ הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵאָ֥ה כִכַּר־ כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב

וַיְסִירֵ֥הוּ  And  deposed  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
מִצְרַ֖יִם  of  Egypt 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִצְרַיִם  
Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם  at  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
וַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙  and  he  imposed  a  tribute 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עֲנוּשִׁים 
Sense: to fine, amerce, punish, condemn, mulct.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  on  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מֵאָ֥ה  of  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
כִכַּר־  talents 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כִּכָּר  
Sense: round.
כֶּ֖סֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וְכִכַּ֥ר  and  a  talent 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כִּכָּר  
Sense: round.
זָהָֽב  of  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.

What are the major concepts related to 2 Chronicles 36:3?

Loading Information...