2 Chronicles 36:23 meaning and explanation
“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.’”
2 Chronicles 36:23, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the closing words of 2 Chronicles, spoken by Cyrus, the Persian king who conquered Babylon. The Chronicler presents the decree as the outworking of God's promise through Jeremiah that the exile would last seventy years.
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