LESSON 2
Last kings of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
Babylonian in- vasion: three devastating de- portations under Nebuchadnezzar
Who was taken to Babylon?
What was taken to Babylon?
3rd Wave 586 BC
Zedekiah (2 Kings
The king; taken into exile all those who survived the sword; left the poorer people
25:1–7 and 12; and Jer. 52:1– 11 and 16)
Vessels and treasures of the house of the Lord; the treasures of the King and his princes;
2. Read 2 Chronicles 36:15–16. What do you see about the heart of God toward Judah and the heart of the people toward God?
3. In 2 Chronicles 36:19, what happened to the city of Jerusalem in Babylon’s third and final invasion?
4. Read 2 Chronicles 36:20–21. What details do you learn about the exile?
5. What do you observe as you compare 2 Chronicles 36:22–23 with Ezra 1:1–3?
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