Geneva Bible Notes: 2 Chronicles 36

2 Chronicles 36:1 ^! After Josiah reigneth Jehoahaz.

2 Chronicles 36:2 ^a For thre moneths after the death of Josiah came Necho to Jerusalem & so the plagues began, which Huldah & the Prophets forewarned shulde come vpon Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:3 ^b To pay this as a yerely tribute.

2 Chronicles 36:4 ^! After Jehoahaz Jehoiakim.

2 Chronicles 36:5 ^c Because he and the people turned not to God by his first plague, he broght a newe vpon him, and at length rooted them out.

2 Chronicles 36:8 ^d He meaneth superstitious markes which were founde vpon his bodie, when he was dead: which thing declared how depely idolatrie was rooted in his heart, seing he bare the markes in his flesh.

2 Chronicles 36:8 ^! After him Jehoiachin.

2 Chronicles 36:9 ^e That is, he began his reigne at eight yere olde, and reigned ten yeres when his father was aliue, and after his fathers death, which was the eightente yere of his yere of his age he reigned alone thre moneths and ten dayes.

2 Chronicles 36:10 ^/ Or, vncle.

2 Chronicles 36:11 ^! After him, Zedekiah.

2 Chronicles 36:14 ^! In whose time all the people were caryed away to Babel, for contemning the admonicions of the Prophetes.

2 Chronicles 36:15 ^/ Ebr. by the hand of his.

2 Chronicles 36:15 ^f By this phrase the scripture meaneth often times and diligently, as {Jere. 11,7}, {25,3}, & {4,26}, & {32,33}

2 Chronicles 36:16 ^g Til God colde no longer suffer their sinnes, but muste nedes punish them.

2 Chronicles 36:17 ^h Whether thei fled, thinking to haue bene saued for the holines thereof.

2 Chronicles 36:17 ⁱ Which is not because God approueth him which yet is the minister of his justice, but because God wolde by his juste judgement this people: for this King was led with ambicion and vaine glorie, whereunto were joyned furie and crueltie: therefore his worke was condemnable, notwithstanding it was juste and holy on Gods parte, who vsed this wicked instrument to declare his justice.

2 Chronicles 36:20 ^k When Cyrus King of Persia, had made the Babylonians subject.

2 Chronicles 36:21 ^l Who threatned the vengeance of God and 70 yeres captiuitie, which he calleth the Sabbaths or rest of the land, {Jere. 25,11}

2 Chronicles 36:22 ^! And were restored againe the seuentieth yere after by King Cyrus.

2 Chronicles 36:22 ^m Is the first yere that he reigned ouer the Caldeans.

2 Chronicles 36:23 ⁿ God had so prophecied aboue an hundreth yeres, before Cyrus was borne, {Isa. 44,28}, that Jerusalem & the Temple shulde be buylt againe by Cyrus his anointed: so called, because God vsed his seruice for a time to deliuer his Church.