Lux Domini

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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What does 2 Chronicles 36:23 mean?

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.

Key themes

HopePrayerJustice and mercyTemple

Read with

Keep this verse inside 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

2 Chronicles 36:22Romans 8:24Revelation 21:4Matthew 6:9

Related topics

Bible verses about hopeBible verses about prayerBible verses about justice and mercy

Glossary

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Persia Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell Hagmatana.

Cyrus Person

(Heb. Ko’resh), the celebrated “King of Persia” (Elam) who was conqueror of Babylon, and issued the decree of liberation to the Jews ( Ezra 1:1 , 2). He was the son of Cambyses, the prince of Persia, and was born about B.