At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar came up and laid siege to Jerusalem while Jehoiachin nominally reigned for three months and the land was occupied by the Babylonian army. It was a renewed advance after Jehoiakim rebelled against Babylon, when his promised Egyptian aid failed and Babylonian forces came against the city and besieged it. The siege ended with the city taken and Jehoiachin deposed after three months and carried captive to Babylon with his household and court, together with the temple treasures and vessels and thousands of leading, wealthy and skilled people and artisans, while only the poorest were left in the land and Zedekiah was set on the throne in his place. It belongs to Judah's rapid descent after Josiah's death and to Nebuchadnezzar's taking of Jerusalem and deportation of many, leading on to the final capture after Zedekiah's rebellion and Jerusalem's complete destruction, after which Judah had no independent kingdom but remained a subject province. The captivity followed Judah's continued departure from God and close imitation of Babylonian worship, and was permitted as chastisement by which Babylon overthrew the kingdom and scattered the people, with affliction and reverses meant to bring any remaining truth to light.
Siege and Captivity History
This verse belongs to the history of Judah's remaining kingdom after the ten tribes had been swept away, a period continuing through the Babylonian Captivity. It stands in the record of Judah's rapid descent after Josiah's death, when Judah fell before Nebuchadnezzar, the conquering king of Babylon. It shows Nebuchadnezzar's army coming up against Jerusalem and besieging the city while Jehoiachin nominally ruled for three months and the land was occupied by the Babylonian army. It records a renewed advance after Jehoiakim rebelled against Babylon, when Babylonian forces came against the city and besieged it.
The surrounding campaign is placed in 598 B.C., after Jehoiakim's promised Egyptian aid failed and he submitted, and it ended with Jehoiachin deposed after three months, carried captive to Babylon, and Zedekiah installed in his place. The siege followed Jehoiachin's rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar and led to Jehoiachin's capture, the removal of the temple's treasures, the deportation of the king's court and thousands of people to Babylon, and Zedekiah being made king. After Jehoiachin had reigned three months, Nebuchadnezzar's forces again besieged Jerusalem, and the siege ended with Jehoiachin and his household, the temple treasures and vessels, and many leading people and skilled workers taken to Babylon, leaving only the poorest people in the land. The city was captured during Jehoiachin's reign, about 599 B.C., with Jehoiachin, the royal family, wealthy people, and artisans taken to Babylon and only the poorest left in Judah. The siege and carrying away to Babylon involved only a small remnant of the Jewish nation, with only a few thousand escaping the sword to be taken captive.
Another dating places Judah's taking into Babylonian captivity, when Babylonian forces besieged Jerusalem, in B.C. 607. The siege occurred during Jehoiachin's brief reign and led to Jehoiachin being carried to Babylon and Zedekiah being placed on Judah's throne. The verse belongs to the account of Nebuchadnezzar's taking of Jerusalem, the deportation of many of God's people, and the final capture of the Jewish nation after Zedekiah's rebellion. That final captivity under Nebuchadnezzar is identified as the third captivity, with Jerusalem's complete destruction in 586 B.C. Zedekiah was Judah's last king, whom Nebuchadnezzar blinded and took to Babylon where he died in captivity, after which Judah had no independent kingdom but remained a province subject to the great world powers.
The verse also shows Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon coming against Jerusalem in the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, taking the city and carrying away some of the chief men to Babylon, among whom were Daniel and his three companions.
Cause and Lasting Significance
2 Kings 24:10 belongs to the account of Judah's captivity, which followed Judah's continued departure from God. It shows Judah being taken captive by the Babylonians as a consequence of closely imitating Babylonian worship, the captivity being permitted as chastisement, with affliction and reverses meant to bring any remaining truth to light. It marks the beginning of Babylon's successful conquest of Judah, by which Babylon took the people captive, brought downfall, overthrew the kingdom, and scattered the people of Judah.
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar came up and laid siege to Jerusalem while Jehoiachin nominally reigned for three months and the land was occupied by the Babylonian army. It was a renewed advance after Jehoiakim rebelled against Babylon, when his promised Egyptian aid failed and Babylonian forces came against the city and besieged it. The siege ended with the city taken and Jehoiachin deposed after three months and carried captive to Babylon with his household and court, together with the temple treasures and vessels and thousands of leading, wealthy and skilled people and artisans, while only the poorest were left in the land and Zedekiah was set on the throne in his place. It belongs to Judah's rapid descent after Josiah's death and to Nebuchadnezzar's taking of Jerusalem and deportation of many, leading on to the final capture after Zedekiah's rebellion and Jerusalem's complete destruction, after which Judah had no independent kingdom but remained a subject province. The captivity followed Judah's continued departure from God and close imitation of Babylonian worship, and was permitted as chastisement by which Babylon overthrew the kingdom and scattered the people, with affliction and reverses meant to bring any remaining truth to light.
Siege and Captivity History
This verse belongs to the history of Judah's remaining kingdom after the ten tribes had been swept away, a period continuing through the Babylonian Captivity. It stands in the record of Judah's rapid descent after Josiah's death, when Judah fell before Nebuchadnezzar, the conquering king of Babylon. It shows Nebuchadnezzar's army coming up against Jerusalem and besieging the city while Jehoiachin nominally ruled for three months and the land was occupied by the Babylonian army. It records a renewed advance after Jehoiakim rebelled against Babylon, when Babylonian forces came against the city and besieged it.
The surrounding campaign is placed in 598 B.C., after Jehoiakim's promised Egyptian aid failed and he submitted, and it ended with Jehoiachin deposed after three months, carried captive to Babylon, and Zedekiah installed in his place. The siege followed Jehoiachin's rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar and led to Jehoiachin's capture, the removal of the temple's treasures, the deportation of the king's court and thousands of people to Babylon, and Zedekiah being made king. After Jehoiachin had reigned three months, Nebuchadnezzar's forces again besieged Jerusalem, and the siege ended with Jehoiachin and his household, the temple treasures and vessels, and many leading people and skilled workers taken to Babylon, leaving only the poorest people in the land. The city was captured during Jehoiachin's reign, about 599 B.C., with Jehoiachin, the royal family, wealthy people, and artisans taken to Babylon and only the poorest left in Judah. The siege and carrying away to Babylon involved only a small remnant of the Jewish nation, with only a few thousand escaping the sword to be taken captive.
Another dating places Judah's taking into Babylonian captivity, when Babylonian forces besieged Jerusalem, in B.C. 607. The siege occurred during Jehoiachin's brief reign and led to Jehoiachin being carried to Babylon and Zedekiah being placed on Judah's throne. The verse belongs to the account of Nebuchadnezzar's taking of Jerusalem, the deportation of many of God's people, and the final capture of the Jewish nation after Zedekiah's rebellion. That final captivity under Nebuchadnezzar is identified as the third captivity, with Jerusalem's complete destruction in 586 B.C. Zedekiah was Judah's last king, whom Nebuchadnezzar blinded and took to Babylon where he died in captivity, after which Judah had no independent kingdom but remained a province subject to the great world powers.
The verse also shows Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon coming against Jerusalem in the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, taking the city and carrying away some of the chief men to Babylon, among whom were Daniel and his three companions.
Cause and Lasting Significance
2 Kings 24:10 belongs to the account of Judah's captivity, which followed Judah's continued departure from God. It shows Judah being taken captive by the Babylonians as a consequence of closely imitating Babylonian worship, the captivity being permitted as chastisement, with affliction and reverses meant to bring any remaining truth to light. It marks the beginning of Babylon's successful conquest of Judah, by which Babylon took the people captive, brought downfall, overthrew the kingdom, and scattered the people of Judah.