# 2 Kings 25:9

> He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

— 2 Kings 25:9, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Jerusalem** (Judea · today Jerusalem) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/jerusalem

## 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

- Psalms 74:3-7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/74/3
- Amos 2:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/amos/2/5
- 1 Kings 9:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/9/8
- 2 Chronicles 36:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/36/19
- Psalms 79:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/79/1
- Micah 3:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/micah/3/12
- Isaiah 64:10-11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/64/10
- Jeremiah 34:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/34/22

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/25/9
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/25
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).