![]() Nebuchadnezzar II pillaged both Jerusalem and the Temple and carted all of his spoils to Babylon. The city fell about three months later, on 2 Adar (March 16) 597 BC. Jehoiakim died during the siege and was succeeded by his son Jeconiah at an age of either eight or eighteen. In 597 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II laid siege to Jerusalem. The failure led to numerous rebellions among the Kingdoms of the Levant which owed allegiance to Babylon, including the Kingdom of Judah, where King Jehoiakim stopped paying tribute to Nebuchadnezzar II and took a pro-Egyptian position. In 601 BC, during the fourth year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar II unsuccessfully attempted to invade Egypt and was repulsed with heavy losses. Wood engraving after the original painting by Eduard Bendemann (1872) The city is on fire, and the Ark of the Covenant is taken. Background The Jews are led away into prison in Babylon. Whereas the Nebuchadnezzar Chronicle provides information about the siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC, the only known records of the siege that culminated in Jerusalem's destruction in 587 BC are found in the Hebrew Bible. The Second Temple was completed in 516 BC. After Babylon had fallen to Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, in 539 BC, he allowed the exiled Judeans to return to Zion and rebuild Jerusalem. ![]() The Judean elite, including the Davidic dynasty, were exiled to Babylon. The Kingdom of Judah was abolished and annexed as a Babylonian province with its center in Mizpah. The destruction of Jerusalem and its temple led to a religious, spiritual and political crisis, which left its mark in prophetic literature and biblical tradition. He was forced to watch the execution of his sons in Riblah, and his eyes were then put out. According to the Bible, Zedekiah attempted to escape, but was captured near Jericho. The small settlements surrounding the city, and those close to the western border of the kingdom, were destroyed as well. On Tisha B'Av, July 587 or 586 BC, the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city. Later, encouraged by the Egyptians, Zedekiah launched a second revolt, and a Babylonian army was sent to retake Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar pillaged Jerusalem and deported Jeconiah and other prominent citizens to Babylon Jeconiah's uncle, Zedekiah, was installed as king. In 597 BC, the Babylonians besieged Jerusalem, and the city surrendered. ![]() Jehoiakim died for reasons unclear, and was succeeded by his son, Jeconiah. In 601 BC, Jehoiakim, king of Judah, revolted against Babylonian rule despite the strong remonstrances of the prophet Jeremiah. The Kingdom of Judah was dissolved and many of its inhabitants were exiled to Babylon.ĭuring the late 7th century BC, Judah became a vassal kingdom of Babylon. Jerusalem fell after a 30-month siege, following which the Babylonians systematically destroyed the city and Solomon's Temple. The siege of Jerusalem (circa 589–587 BC) was the final event of the Judahite revolts against Babylon, in which Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Jerusalem, the capital city of the Kingdom of Judah. ![]()
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