Daniel 1:2

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The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital, where the temple stood; Babylon was the Mesopotamian imperial power that conquered it. Shinar, an older name for southern Mesopotamia/Chaldea, locates Babylon’s land, where temple vessels were taken, highlighting God’s sovereign judgment and the exile of Judah.

Places in this passage

Daniel 1:2 mentions Babylon, Chaldea, Jerusalem and Shinar.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13

Photo of Shinar — Shinar · Radomir Vrbovsky