The Babylonian Chronicles is a tablet made of baked clay and records events from 605-594BC. The tablet was written in the 6th century BC, is a little over three inches in height and was written in the Akkadian language using cuneiform script. The Babylonian Chronicles were written from the reign of Nabopolassar up to the Parthian Period by Babylonian astronomers and record major events in Babylonian history and events mentioned in the Bible. It was excavated by Robert Koldeway in the late 1800s in Babylon and is now located in the British Museum. The Babylonian Chronicles record major events in Babylonian history and events mentioned in the Bible. The Chronicles tells, among other things, 3 main events; the capture of Jerusalem by the
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He paid tribute from the treasury in Jerusalem, some temple artifacts, and some of the royal family and nobility as hostages. In 601 BC, Nebuchadnezzar unsuccessfully attempted to invade Egypt and was repulsed with heavy losses. This failure led to numerous rebellions among the states which owed allegiance to Babylon, including Jerusalem, where king Jehoiakim stopped paying tribute to Nebuchadnezzar and took a pro-Egyptian position. In either the month of November or December, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem, due to Jehoiakim’s failure to pay tribute. Jehoiakim died sometime during the siege, most likely in the months of December or January, and his son, Jeconiah took over as king. On March 16, 598 BC, Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem and took Jehoiakim as a prisoner. Then, Nebuchadnezzar made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s Uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. The clay tablet which has been translated into English by scholars, reads about the capture of Jerusalem: "In the seventh month (of Nebuchadnezzar-599 BC.) in the month Chislev (Nov/Dec) the king of Babylon assembled his army, and after he had invaded the land of Hatti (Syria/Palestine) he laid seige to the city of Judah. On the second day of the month of Adara ( 16th of March) he conquered the city and took the king (Jehoiachin) prisoner. He installed in his place a …show more content…
And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. Also he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the
He paid tribute from the treasury in Jerusalem, some temple artifacts, and some of the royal family and nobility as hostages. In 601 BC, Nebuchadnezzar unsuccessfully attempted to invade Egypt and was repulsed with heavy losses. This failure led to numerous rebellions among the states which owed allegiance to Babylon, including Jerusalem, where king Jehoiakim stopped paying tribute to Nebuchadnezzar and took a pro-Egyptian position. In either the month of November or December, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem, due to Jehoiakim’s failure to pay tribute. Jehoiakim died sometime during the siege, most likely in the months of December or January, and his son, Jeconiah took over as king. On March 16, 598 BC, Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem and took Jehoiakim as a prisoner. Then, Nebuchadnezzar made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s Uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. The clay tablet which has been translated into English by scholars, reads about the capture of Jerusalem: "In the seventh month (of Nebuchadnezzar-599 BC.) in the month Chislev (Nov/Dec) the king of Babylon assembled his army, and after he had invaded the land of Hatti (Syria/Palestine) he laid seige to the city of Judah. On the second day of the month of Adara ( 16th of March) he conquered the city and took the king (Jehoiachin) prisoner. He installed in his place a …show more content…
And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. Also he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the