Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem in 597 B.C.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including the primary Babylonian Chronicle (ABC 5), biblical text (2 Kings 24:10-17), and standard scholarly references. Consensus dating firmly established since Wiseman's 1956 publication.
Sources
- What Does the Future of the Euphrates Spell for the Middle East? (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.livius.org/sources/content/mesopotamian-chronicles-content/abc-5-jerusalem-chronicle/ (livius.org)
- https://cojs.org/the_babylonian_chronicle_-chronicle_5-_nebuchadnezzar_besieges_jerusalem-_597_bce/ (cojs.org)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/nebuchadnezzar-takes-jerusalem-babylonian-captivity-begins/ (ebsco.com)