John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:22-23
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia ,.... These two verses are the same with which the next book, the book of Ezra, begins, where they will be explained; and these two books, the one ending and the other beginning with the same words, is a strong presumption, that one and the same person, Ezra, is the writer of them both; or rather, as a learned F5 Dr. Kennicott's Dissert. 1. p. 492, &c.; writer conjectures, these two verses are added by some transcriber, who, having... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:22-23
These last two verses of this book have a double aspect. 1. They look back to the prophecy of Jeremiah, and show how that was accomplished, 2 Chron. 36:22. God had, by him, promised the restoring of the captives and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, at the end of seventy years; and that time to favour Sion, that set time, came at last. After a long and dark night the day-spring from on high visited them. God will be found true to every word he has spoken. 2. They look forward to the history of... read more