KJV ORIGINAL
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:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
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.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
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 refers to the Babylonian exile that began in 586 BC when King Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and the temple. The Jewish people who weren't killed were forcibly relocated to Babylon as captives. This exile lasted about 70 years until the Persian king Cyrus conquered Babylon in 539 BC and allowed the Jews to return home.
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