2 Chronicles 7:21

7:21 As for this temple, which was once majestic, ¹  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

2 Chronicles 36:17

36:17 He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered ²  their young men in their temple. ³  He did not spare ⁴  young men or women, or even the old and aging. God ⁵  handed everyone over to him.

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¹ tn Heb “and this house which was high/elevated.” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

² tn Heb “killed with the sword.”

³ tn Heb “in the house of their sanctuary.”

⁴ tn Or “show compassion to.”

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.