And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
Those who survived the war were taken as prisoners to Babylon, where they served the king and his sons as slaves until the Persian empire took control.
This verse describes how the surviving people of Judah were taken into captivity in Babylon and remained there as servants until Persia conquered Babylon.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is set during the Babylonian conquest of Judah around 586 BC, following the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by King Nebuchadnezzar, as a judgment for the people's persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. The survivors who escaped the violence were forcibly exiled to Babylon, where they served as servants under Nebuchadnezzar and his descendants, marking the beginning of the Babylonian Captivity. This period of exile lasted about 70 years until the rise of the Persian Empire.
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