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2 Chronicles 36:6

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Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital, where Jehoiakim ruled, while Egypt had previously imposed control over Judah. Babylon, the Mesopotamian empire also called Chaldea, defeated Jehoiakim and carried him toward exile; Persia later conquered Babylon and permitted Judah’s return.

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2 Chronicles 36:6 mentions Babylon, Chaldea, Egypt, Jerusalem and Persia.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Jerusalem · Godot13

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