2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 Kings 24:8 Jehoiachin. Babylon’s withdrawal from Palestine in 601 B.C. turned out to be temporary. Jehoiakim’s rebellion brought the Babylonian army to the gates of Jerusalem at the end of 598. The city surrendered in March 597 B.C. By this time Jehoiachin was king. Significant deportations followed (on deportation as an imperial tactic, see note on 15:27–31). Although 1–2 Kings does not mention this, the prophet Ezekiel was among the exiles. His prophetic ministry began a few years later in Babylon (Ezekiel 1:2).

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