2 Kings 24:1-2
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[1] In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. [2] Yahweh sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servants the prophets.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBabylon, centered in Mesopotamia near the Euphrates, had become the dominant imperial power, and its Chaldean forces, alongside raiders from Syria, Moab, and Ammon, attacked Judah. Egypt’s northern frontier at the Brook of Egypt marked the former extent of Egyptian influence, now taken by Babylon, leaving Jerusalem exposed.
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2 Kings 24:1-2 mentions Ammon, Babylon, Brook of Egypt, Chaldea, Egypt, Euphrates, Jerusalem, Moab and Syria.
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