2 Chronicles 36:17

Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 33:11 records a similar judgment: God brought Assyria against Manasseh, foreshadowing the Chaldean invasion here.

In 2 Chronicles 28:5, God similarly gives Judah into enemy hands (Syria and Israel). Both show divine judgment through foreign conquest.

In 2 Chronicles 7:22, the reason for judgment is given: they forsook God — explaining why this destruction occurred.

Deuteronomy 28:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28 predicted the curses of siege, sword, and dispersion that are realized in the judgment of 2 Chronicles 36:17.

Jeremiah 15:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 15:8 prophesied this destruction — a destroyer bringing anguish — now realized in the Chaldean attack.

Jeremiah 39 recounts the same event from the prophet's perspective, adding details about Zedekiah's capture and the city's destruction.

Jeremiah 40:3 Historical context

Jeremiah 40:3 records a foreign commander's acknowledgment that the calamity came because of sin — confirming the divine cause.

Jeremiah 52 gives a parallel account of Jerusalem's fall and the exile, serving as a historical record of the judgment described.

Psalm 79:3 Related theme

Psalm 79:3 adds blood poured out with no burial, reinforcing the same horrific scene of judgment.

Psalm 79:2 Related theme

Psalm 79:2 describes dead bodies left for birds, mirroring the slaughter without compassion in Chronicles.

Lamentations 2:21 explicitly mentions young and old fallen by the sword, slaughter without pity—identical to Chronicles.

Ezekiel 9:5-7 commands killing old and young without pity, starting at the sanctuary—direct parallel to God's judgment.

2 Kings 25 provides the detailed narrative of the siege, fall of Jerusalem, and exile that 2 Chronicles 36:17 summarizes.

2 Kings 24:3 Historical context

2 Kings 24:3 explains the reason for this judgment: because of Manasseh's sins, removing Judah from His sight.

2 Kings 24:2 gives the parallel historical account of the same Chaldean invasion sent by the LORD.

Daniel 9:14 Allusion

Daniel 9:14 affirms that the calamity described was God's righteous judgment for disobedience, confirming the divine purpose behind the destruction.

Deuteronomy 32:15–28 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 32:15-28 foretells Israel's rebellion and God's fierce judgment, fulfilled when the Chaldeans show no mercy in 2 Chronicles 36:17.

Deuteronomy 31:16–18 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:16-18 predicts God hiding His face and disaster; 2 Chronicles 36:17 shows the calamity when God withdraws protection.

Deuteronomy 30:18 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 30:18 warns of perishing from the land for disobedience; 2 Chronicles 36:17 describes that exile coming true.

Deuteronomy 29:18 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 29 warns of God's burning anger and the land's devastation, which 2 Chronicles 36:17 shows happening to Judah.

Leviticus 26:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26 foretold the covenant curses—enemy invasion, sword, and exile—that 2 Chronicles 36:17 records as fulfilled.

Deuteronomy 28:50 Prophetic fulfillment

In Deuteronomy 28:50, Moses warned of a fierce nation showing no respect for age — the exact description of the Chaldeans here.

Deuteronomy 28:49 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:49 prophesies a distant, swift nation as a curse — fulfilled by the Chaldean king in this verse.

Jeremiah 19:15 explains the disaster comes because they stiffened their necks and refused to hear — the same cause as Chronicles.

Jeremiah 20:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 20:5 prophesies the plunder of Jerusalem's treasures — a specific detail of the invasion not mentioned in the Chronicles verse but part of the same event.

Habakkuk 1:6 Prophetic fulfillment

In Habakkuk 1:6, God declares raising the Chaldeans—the very nation that executes judgment in 2 Chronicles 36:17.

Jeremiah 21:7 says Nebuchadnezzar will strike with the sword, showing no pity or compassion — directly mirroring Chronicles.

Jeremiah 34:22 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 34:22 prophesies the Chaldeans returning to burn Jerusalem—the very event described here—showing divine decree fulfilled in history.

Lamentations 2:5 laments God becoming an enemy who destroyed palaces and multiplied mourning, directly echoing the devastation described here.

Lamentations 3:43 says God pursued and killed without pity, mirroring the 'no compassion' and slaughter of young men in this verse.

Lamentations 4:16 Related theme

Lamentations 4:16 describes the Lord scattering and showing no regard, matching the sense of merciless judgment in this historical account.

Ezekiel 9:6 Parallel

Ezekiel 9:6 commands slaying old and young in a vision of judgment on Jerusalem, paralleling the actual slaughter of young men here.

Ezekiel 33:21 Historical context

In Ezekiel 33:21, the escapee reports the fall of Jerusalem—the same event described in 2 Chronicles 36:17.

Ezekiel 9:7 Parallel

Ezekiel 9:7 says to fill the courts with slain, reinforcing the same scene of divine judgment by the sword that occurs historically here.

Isaiah 3:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 3:8 prophesied Jerusalem's fall due to sin; this verse records the fulfillment of that prophecy.

Deuteronomy 28:36 Prophetic fulfillment

In Deuteronomy 28:36, Moses predicted the king and people would be taken to a foreign nation — the exile that follows this attack.

Joshua 23:15 Prophetic fulfillment

In Joshua 23:15, Joshua warned God would bring all evil on them as He brought good — the covenant curse fulfilled here.

2 Kings 21:14 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Kings 21:14, God declared He would forsake His remnant and deliver them to enemies — fulfilled by the Chaldean attack.

1 Chronicles 6:15 Historical context

In 1 Chronicles 6:15, it records Jehozadak's captivity by Nebuchadnezzar — the same historical event as this invasion.

Ezra 5:12 Historical context

Ezra 5:12 directly recounts the same event: God gave them into Nebuchadnezzar's hand, who destroyed the temple and exiled the people.

Psalm 74:4 Allusion

Psalm 74:4 laments enemies roaring in the sanctuary, echoing the Babylonian desecration of the temple described here.

Psalm 79:1 Allusion

Psalm 79:1 explicitly mourns nations defiling the temple and ruining Jerusalem, the exact event of this verse.

Isaiah 42:24 attributes the same calamity to God's judgment for sin — Jacob plundered because they did not obey the law.

Jeremiah 9:21 describes death entering and cutting off young men from the streets — directly echoing the slaughter of young men.

Jeremiah 11:22 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 11:22 says young men will die by the sword — almost identical to the fate of Judah's young men in Chronicles.

Lamentations 2:20 asks if priests and prophets are killed in the sanctuary, highlighting the religious dimension of the judgment.

Isaiah 27:11 says God will show no mercy to a people without understanding; here God uses Babylon as the agent of that merciless judgment.

Isaiah 14:6 Historical context

Isaiah 14:6 portrays Babylon's ruthless oppression of peoples; this verse is a specific instance of that oppression.

Jeremiah 18:21 prays for young men to be struck by the sword, using similar imagery of violent judgment.

Nehemiah 9:27 describes the recurring cycle: God gives them into enemy hands, then raises deliverers. This event fits that pattern.

Ezra 9:7 Historical context

Ezra 9:7 reflects on this same exile as punishment for iniquity — a later summary of the event described here.

Jeremiah 32:42 confirms that the same God who brought this calamity will also bring promised restoration — linking judgment to hope.

Jeremiah 27:22 Historical context

Jeremiah 27:22 foretells temple vessels remaining in Babylon until God's visitation, linking to the same Babylonian exile context as the brutal invasion here.

Jeremiah 22:21 Related theme

Jeremiah 22:21 recounts Israel's refusal to listen in prosperity — the root cause of the judgment depicted in Chronicles.

Jeremiah 15:9 portrays a mother whose children fall by the sword, echoing the judgment on Judah in Chronicles.