Nebuchadnezzar's Destruction of Jerusalem

Timeline

1. -589–-587Jerusalem · JudahKing Zedekiah of Judah broke his vassal treaty and turned to Egypt; Nebuchadnezzar led a western campaign and imposed a long siege on Jerusalem, with severe famine inside the city.
2. -586Jerusalem · JudahBabylonian forces breached the city's defenses, Zedekiah was captured, the royal palace and walls of Jerusalem were systematically destroyed, and the Kingdom of Judah ended as an independent polity.
3. -586Solomon's Temple · JerusalemBabylonian troops burned Solomon's Temple and carried off the sacred vessels to Babylon; the First Temple period ended, becoming one of the most important traumatic historical memories in Judaism.