Discovery Box2 Chronicles 7:21 
Context7:21 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
Context36:17 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.
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.
