Josiah 639609

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Josiah 639-609
Egypt (Nico)
Babylon Nebuchadnezzar
Eliakim a.k.a. Jehoiakim 608-598 (died)
Jehoahaz 609, 3 months

• Mattaniah a.k.a.
• Zedekiah
• 597-586
• Rebelled against
• Babylon
• Tried to engage Egypt in defense of
  Jerusalem
• Warned by Jeremiah Captured,
  enucleated,
• carried to Babylon

The last kings of Judah

• Jehoiachin
• 598/597
• Surrendered to Babylon
• taken to captivity
• 1st deportation
• later released
• lived well in
• Babylon

In 592 Jeremiah is prophesying in
Jerusalem Ezekiel is prophesying in Babylon
Cmr, 2003