History · Prologue
A king led away in bronze fetters
When Judah's king tried to flee besieged Jerusalem in 586 BCE, Babylon's forces caught him and sent him to Babylon bound in bronze. They plundered the palace, torched the temple, and demolished homes.
To all appearances, it was the end of a people.
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Famine and disease had already killed much of the population, and many others fled to neighboring lands. The Babylonians exiled the elites and executed the leaders of the resistance.
Bible reference: 2 Kings 25:4–7
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. xiii
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