History · 8 · Josiah and Huldah
Priests and nobles executed
Kings lists those Nebuchadnezzar executed at Riblah: the chief priest, second priest, door-keepers, royal advisors, a scribe-commander, and sixty nobles.
Babylon blamed the elite.
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If reliable, the list shows Babylon held top priests and the landed nobility most responsible for the revolt.
Bible reference: 2 Kings 25:18–21
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 129–130
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