Babylonian Captivity

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When did the Babylonian Captivity take place? I’ve heard 607 BC, 606 BC, 605 BC, and 586 BC . . . which is it? I know that the date is somewhat based off of 2 Kings 25:8:

2 King 25:8
“8 In the fifth month, the seventh day of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of the king of Babylon, came Nabuzardan commander of the army, a servant of the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.”

How can we possibly put a precise date on this event? Can someone inform me?

PS - This is not for school or anything, I was reading what JWs believe about 1914 and this topic came up. I didn’t trust their date for the Babylonian Captivity so I checked it out and found all of these other dates (the JWs say it was 607 BC).
 
I’m not sure. Perhaps it doesn’t come from there, but from other records and archeology?
 
zach_dunn said:
When did the Babylonian Captivity take place? I’ve heard 607 BC, 606 BC, 605 BC, and 586 BC . . . which is it? I know that the date is somewhat based off of 2 Kings 25:8:

2 King 25:8
“8 In the fifth month, the seventh day of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of the king of Babylon, came Nabuzardan commander of the army, a servant of the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.”

How can we possibly put a precise date on this event? Can someone inform me?
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I think part of the confusion may be because the Exile took place over a period of time (as in any occupation/conquest, outlying areas falling first and the armies moving gradually across the land). The 2 Kings 25 reference specifically notes the date of the entry into Jerusalem, the final conquest as Jerusalem was both seat of government and of worship.

Most scholars believe the Northern Kingdom (Israel) fell first, in about 721 (see 2 Kings 17), and the Southern Kingdom (Judah) held out for another century-and-a-half, falling about 587.
 
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I think part of the confusion may be because the Exile took place over a period of time (as in any occupation/conquest, outlying areas falling first and the armies moving gradually across the land). The 2 Kings 25 reference specifically notes the date of the entry into Jerusalem, the final conquest as Jerusalem was both seat of government and of worship.

Most scholars believe the Northern Kingdom (Israel) fell first, in about 721 (see 2 Kings 17), and the Southern Kingdom (Judah) held out for another century-and-a-half, falling about 587.
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So do you think it would be inappropriate for the JWs to put the date of the BC at exactly 607? I personally think it’s because they need their numbers to fit. 😃
 
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