<Li> 2nd Siege of Jerusalem </Li> <P> In 589 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II laid siege to Jerusalem, culminating in the destruction of the city and its temple in the summer of 587 or 586 BC . </P> <P> Following the siege of 597 BC, the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar installed Zedekiah as tributary king of Judah, at the age of 21 . However, Zedekiah revolted against Babylon, and entered into an alliance with Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt . Nebuchadnezzar responded by invading Judah and began a siege of Jerusalem in December 589 BC . During this siege, the duration of which was either 18 or 30 months, the Bible describes the city as enduring horrible deprivation . In 586 BC, after completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, Nebuchadnezzar broke through Jerusalem's walls, conquering the city . Zedekiah and his followers attempted to escape but were captured on the plains of Jericho and taken to Riblah . There, after seeing his sons killed, Zedekiah was blinded, bound, and taken captive to Babylon, where he remained a prisoner until his death . </P> <P> After the fall of Jerusalem, the Babylonian general, Nebuzaraddan, was sent to complete its destruction . Jerusalem was plundered, and Solomon's Temple was destroyed . Most of the elite were taken into captivity in Babylon . The city was razed to the ground . Only a few people were permitted to remain to tend to the land . </P>

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