Zedekiah
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Zedekiah was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.
The prophet Jeremiah prophesies the downfall of Jerusalem to King Zedekiah (painting by Joseph Stallaert)
Zedekiah's sons are slaughtered before his eyes, by Gustave Doré.
Zedekiah is chained and brought before Nebuchadnezzar.
Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)
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Jerusalem was besieged from 589–587 BC, marking the final phase of Judah's revolts against Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Judah's capital city for approximatel
Zedekiah
…Hebrew: צִדְקִיָּהוּ, romanized: Ṣiḏqîyāhū, "Yah is righteousness", c. 618 BC – after 586 BC) was the twentieth and final King of Judah before the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. After the siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II deposed king Jeconiah and installed his uncle Mattaniah…
Jerusalem is on fire (The Art Bible, 1896)
The Capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar
The Jews are led away into prison in Babylon. The city is on fire, and the Ark of the Covenant is taken. Wood engraving after the original painting by Eduard Bendemann (1872)
The inscription on this clay tablet highlights the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II and the surrender of Jehoiakim in 597 BC