The siege of Jerusalem (c. 589–587 BCE) was the final event of the Judahite revolts against Babylon, in which Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Jerusalem, the capital city of the Kingdom of Judah.

In 586 BC the Babylonian military, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, succeeded in breaking a two-year-long siege and destroyed much of the city of Jerusalem; her walls, palaces, and most devastatingly, the Temple of Solomon.

The history of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from its foundation by Nabopolassar during the 7th century B.C. until 586 B.C., the year in which the kingdom of Judah, with its capital, Jerusalem, was destroyed.

The year 586 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 168 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 586 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Destruction of Jerusalem, c. 586 BC—Eyewitness Account The prophet Jeremiah was called by Yahweh in c. 626 to tell the Jews in Jerusalem and surrounding areas that God was going to punish them if they did not repent and come back to Him.

2023年4月10日 · The year of Jerusalem’s ultimate destruction is described in the Bible (2 Kings 25:8; Jer. 52:12) as Nebuchadnezzar’s “nineteenth year” (587 or 586 B.C.).

The Destruction of the Temple refers primarily to two significant events in Jewish history: the destruction of Solomon's Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BC and the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in AD 70.

The siege took place during the reign of King Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, who reigned from approximately 597 to 586 BC. The Babylonian Empire, under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar II, was expanding its dominance across the ancient Near East.

587 / 586 BC — Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy the Jewish Temple of Jerusalem and exile some of the land's inhabitants. 586 BC—Death of King Ding of the Zhou dynasty of China.

2024年12月9日 · In 587 BC, after 18 to 30 months of siege, Babylonian forces breached Jerusalem’s walls. The precise date of the city’s fall is debated, with scholars placing it in the summer month of Tammuz. The breach marked the beginning of Jerusalem’s destruction and the end of Judah’s resistance.