What the records say
- When
- 597 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 31.78° N, 35.23° E
- Description
- conflict in 597 BC
Siege of Jerusalem (597 BC)
Victory by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
The siege of Jerusalem was a military campaign carried out by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, in which he besieged Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah. The city surrendered, and its king Jeconiah was deported to Babylon and replaced by his Babylonian-appointed uncle, Zedekiah. The siege is recorded in both the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar Chronicle.
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