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JPSin the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, from Jerusalem, eight hundred thirty and two persons;
ASVin the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons;
DRAIn the eighteenth year of Nabuchodonosor, eight hundred and thirty-two souls from Jerusalem.
YLTin the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar — from Jerusalem, souls, eight hundred thirty and two;
Drbyin the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar [he carried away captive] from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty-two persons;
RVin the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
WbstrIn the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
KJB-1769In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:[fn] (In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Yerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: )
KJB-1611[fn]In the eighteenth yeere of Nebuchad-rezzar hee caried away captiue from Ierusalem eight hundredth, thirtie and two persons. (In the eighteenth year of Nebuchad-rezzar he carried away captive from Yerusalem eight hundredth, thirty and two persons.)
BshpsIn the eyghteenth yere Nabuchodonozor caryed away from Hierusalem eyght hundred thirtie and two persons, (In the eighteenth year Nabuchodonozor carried away from Yerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons,)
GnvaIn the eightenth yere of Nebuchad-nezzar he caried away captiue from Ierusalem eight hundreth thirtie and two persons. (In the eightenth year of Nebuchad-nezzar he carried away captive from Yerusalem eight hundreth thirty and two persons. )
CvdlIn the xviij yeare Nabuchodonosor caried awaye from Ierusalem eight hunderth & xxxij personnes. (In the xviij year Nabuchodonosor carried away from Yerusalem eight hunderth and xxxij personnes.)
WyclIn the eiytenthe yeer, Nabugodonosor translatide fro Jerusalem eiyte hundrid and two and thritti persoones. (In the eightnthe year, Nabugodonosor translatide from Yerusalem eight hundred and two and thirty persoones.)
Luthim achtzehnten Jahr aber des Nebukadnezar achthundert und zweiunddreißig Seelen aus Jerusalem. (im achtzehnten year but the Nebukadnezar achthundert and zweiundthirty Seelen out_of Yerusalem.)
ClVgin anno octavodecimo Nabuchodonosor, de Jerusalem animas octingentas triginta duas: (in anno octavodecimo Nabuchodonosor, about Yerusalem animas octingentas triginta duas: )
One of the most significant events in the story of the Old Testament is the exile of Judah to Babylon in 586 B.C. This event–actually the third in a series of exiles to Babylon (the others occurring in 605 B.C. and 597 B.C.)–precipitated several crises in the nation and in Judaism. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been exiled to Assyria over a century earlier in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-6; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see also “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map), and in some ways that exile was even more devastating. Nevertheless, the Temple of the Lord remained intact in Jerusalem as a place where the faithful could continue to offer their sacrifices. With the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple of the Lord at the hands of the Babylonians, however, sacrifices could no longer be offered at the Tabernacle or Temple of the Lord (Leviticus 17:2-4; Deuteronomy 12:5-7), and the Lord’s promise to provide a land for his people and a descendant on the throne of David no doubt seemed abandoned. At the same time, however, the Judean exiles were allowed to maintain their religious traditions in Babylon, and many even began to thrive there, including Daniel and his friends, who served at the royal court (Daniel 1; see also “The Land of Exile” map). One of the last kings of Babylon expanded Babylonia further by capturing the desert oases of Dumah, Tema, Dedan, and Yathrib (see “Oases of the Arabian Desert” map), but eventually the Median Empire to the north merged with the Persian Empire to the southeast and conquered the Babylonian Empire. King Cyrus of Persia then decreed that the exiled Judeans, now called “Jews,” could return to their homeland if they desired (2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1-2; see also “Jews Return from Exile” map).
Temple of the Lord
The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.
