his days: 2 Kings 17:5; 2 Chronicles 36:6-21; Jeremiah 25:1, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 46:2; Daniel 1:1
Nebuchadnezzar: This prince, so famous in the writings of the prophets, was the son of Nabopollasar king of Babylon.
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2 Kings 24:1
2 Kings 24:1
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