Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר

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Emperor of Babylon who conquered Judah

Biography

Nebuchadnezzar II was the Emperor of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 605-562 BC. He first invaded Judah during the reign of Jehoiakim, making the kingdom a vassal state (2Ki.24.1). When Judah later rebelled, Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem, deposed King Jehoiachin, and installed Zedekiah as a puppet king (2Ki.24.10-17). He also deported many Jews to Babylon, including the prophet Daniel (Dan.1.1-6).

When Zedekiah rebelled, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, deporting most of the remaining population (2Ki.25.1-21). He appointed Gedaliah as governor over the remnant (2Ki.25.22-24). The biblical books of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel contain extensive material about Nebuchadnezzar's reign and conquests. Daniel records Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, his temporary insanity, and his ultimate acknowledgment of God's sovereignty (Daniel 2-4).

Nebuchadnezzar also besieged the Phoenician city of Tyre (Ezk.26.7-14) and invaded Egypt (Jer.46.13-26). He is portrayed as God's instrument of judgment against the nations while also being condemned for his pride and idolatry (Jer.25.9; 50.17-18). His Babylonian name, Nabu-kudurri-usur, means "Nabu, protect my firstborn son.

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In Scripture

8 biblical books ; 5 with study content
Jeremiah 5 verses
  • Jeremiah 21:2

    "“Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”"

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  • Jeremiah 21:7

    "Afterward,” says Yahweh, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and..."

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  • Jeremiah 22:25

    "I would give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of them of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans."

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  • Jeremiah 24:1

    "Yahweh showed me, and behold, two baskets of figs were set before Yahweh’s temple, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought..."

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  • Jeremiah 25:1

    "The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (this was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),"

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2 Kings 5 verses
  • 2 Kings 24:1

    "In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him."

  • 2 Kings 24:10

    "At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged."

  • 2 Kings 24:11

    "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it,"

  • 2 Kings 25:1

    "In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it around it."

  • 2 Kings 25:8

    "Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem."

1 Chronicles 1 verse
  • 1 Chronicles 6:15

    "Jehozadak went into captivity, when Yahweh carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar."

2 Chronicles 4 verses
  • 2 Chronicles 36:6

    "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon."

  • 2 Chronicles 36:7

    "Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the vessels of Yahweh’s house to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon."

  • 2 Chronicles 36:10

    "At the return of the year, king Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable vessels of Yahweh’s house, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem."

  • 2 Chronicles 36:13

    "He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel."

Ezra 1 verse
  • Ezra 1:7

    "Also Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods;"

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Nehemiah 1 verse
  • Nehemiah 7:6

    "These are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city,"

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Names & Aliases

Form Language Script Strong's
Named Hebrew נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5019
(same form as previous) Hebrew נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5019
Aramaic Hebrew נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5020
(same form as previous) Hebrew נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5020