# 2 Kings 25:12

> But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

— 2 Kings 25:12, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 586 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Kings 25:8 dates itself by the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar; the Babylonian Chronicles, which fix the start of his reign in 605 BC, convert the year.

## Who ruled

- **Nebuchadnezzar II**, king of Babylon, 605-562 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), which date the Battle of Carchemish and the first campaign against Judah; Berossus, cited by Josephus in Against Apion I

## See also

- 2 Kings 24:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/24/14
- Jeremiah 40:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/40/7
- Jeremiah 39:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/39/10
- Jeremiah 52:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/52/16
- Ezekiel 33:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/33/24

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/25/12
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/25
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).