Of Mr. L. occafioned by his 20 years rais'd Eleventh of Zedekiah: which for the fake of his Hypothefis of the -o Weeks he hath placed at 70 Years diftance from the taking of Babylon by Cyrus. The fourth of Jehoiakim made equal to the Ift of Nebuchadnezzar the father,who is therefore now laid to fmite Pharao Necko's Army. H 23 +56 78 Nabopollafar, or Nebuchadnezzar the firft, or the father. Judea invaded by Nebuchadnezzar. 8 Jerufalem taken, and Jehoiakim slain. Upon the taking of the City 3023 (*) Perfons Fer. lii. 28.] were carried captive to Babylon: among whom was DANIEL. -Jehoiakin made King.----After 3 months and 10 days He was fent Prisoner to Babylon, with his mother, &c. [2 Kings xxiv, 12.] Among other captives was the Prophet Ezekiel. ----Zedeklah was made King by Nebuchadn. IC (1) Note that the Years of the Julian Period here answer exactly to the years before Chrift on the left hand Column: and fo throughout. (*) But fee 20 years lower in the left hand Column. So likewise generally in all other matters here fet down. G3 SCRIPTURE CHRONOLOGY, &c. Chrift. 212 614 13 613 14 812 15 611 16 610 17 609 18 608 lon Ptol. Can. Nabopollafar, or Nebuchadnezzar the firft, or the Father. Jehoiakim. 30 (a) Pharao Necho going up against the Affyri-(a)31 an, and marching through Palestine, Fofiah fought him at Megiddo, and was killed [2 Kings xxiii. 29, 30. 2 Chron. XXXV. 20.] the People fet up his fon Shallum, or Jehoahaz. After three months Pharao Necho took him into Egypt, fetting up his elder brother Eliakim or fehoiakim 1 [2 Kings xxiii. 33--36. 2 Chron. xxxvi. 1.-8.] (b) [Dan.i. 1.] Nebuchad. the Son was fent by (6) 3 his father againit Ph. Necho; his father taking him into Copartnership of Government with him. And this being in the end of the third of Jehoiakim, his fourth comes to be equal to the firft of Nebuchadnezzar. [Jer. XXV. I.] See above, p. 46, &c. at (c) Neb. now fmote Ph. Neccho at the river Euphrates, and retook Carchemish, Fer. xlvi. 2.feremiah prophefieth of the 70 Years Captivity of fudah. [ch. xxv. 8---12.] Which accordingly began in this year (t) 70 years distance from the Scripture firft of Cyrus; Jerufalem being now taken by Nebuch. the fon, and Jehoiakim put in irons, but after releaft, and left King under Tribute. NB. DANIEL among many others was now taken Prifoner to Babylon. [See p. 45.] (c) Nebu. the fon reigning in conjunction with his Father. Captivity of Fudah. (d) Towards the end of Jehoiakim's 5th, 2(d) died Nebuchadnezzar the father. His fon now in Egypt, hearing of his father's death, made all the fpeed he could to Babylon.[See p. 56, and 71.] 31 5 (t) Viz. in November, when Nebuchadnezzar first took Jerufalem, after his having taken Carchem, as above related (viz. in p. 47.),and caufed many captives, especially thofe of the better fort, to be fent to Jerufalem, ∞ Kings of Ba- Nebuchadnezzar the fon in conjunction with his father.. 19 Nabopollafar, or Nebuchadnezzar the father. Captivity of гg a Feconiah. 10 IO II 12 20 N Captivity of Judah 4107 6 Ezekiel prophefieth against Pharao [ch. 29.1.7---HisArmy cometh to affilt Zedek. now shut up in Teruf. by the Chaldeans: who thereupon leave theSiege,and fight, and overcome the Egyptians, according to Feremiah's Prophecy, [ch. 34, 10. &c.] 7 Pharaoh's overthrow reveal'd to Ezekiel ch. 30, from v.20 to the end.] The Siege of Jerufalem rcnew'd by the Chaldeans, and the City taken. ---Ezekiel prophefies against Tyre, [cb.26] ---Gedaliah flain by Ishmael. The remnant of fudab flees into Egypt.--In this, 8(*) or the next year Nebuch. laid fiege to Tyre. 13 21 9 9 The fall of Egypt foretold by Ezekiel [ch. 32.] (*) Viz. In this Seventh ; as to which great mistake fee above, p. 65. G4 SCRIPTURE CHRONOLOGY, [&c. (a) Daniel interpreted Nebuch.'s dream in the 2d of Neb. [Dan. 2. 1.] viz. in the (6) He was taken, and kill'd, and buried according to the word of the Lord by the Prophet Jerem. [22. 18, 19. and 36.30.] --His fon Jehoiakin call'd alfo Feconiah and Coniah reign'd in his stead, [2 Kings 24. 6. 2 Chron. 36. 9.]--- After 3 m. and rod. He yielded himself Prisoner to Nebuchad nezzar now clofely belieging Jerufalem, who fent him, and his mother, &c, and a vaft number of captives from the City of Feruf.to Babylon [2Kings 24. 13-16.] now in the 8th year of his reign [v. 12. befides 3923 Prifoners, which in his 7th [Jer.lii.28] viz. either in the end of the laft Year, or beginning of this he had caus'd to be carried away out of the open Country upon his marching in perfon to Jerufalem. [See Prid. Con. Hift. p. 68.] NB. In this Captivity of feconiah, inthe 8th of Neb. [2 Kings 24. 12.] was carried away to Babylon the Prophet Ezekiel: and therefore he all along in his Prophefies reckons by this Era. (c) Feremiah writes to the captives at Babylon [ch. 29, 1, &c.] Chrift.. Years before 603 (a) 602 601 600 599(6) Kings of Tyre From the Phenician Annals [quoted Kings Babylon 598 (c) 597 596 595 by Jofephus Ant. lib. 10. p. 460 Ed. Huds. & con. Ap. lib. 1.] from the reign of King Ithobal. 3456 Ptol.Can. Nabopollafar, or Nebuchadnezzar the son. Scripture reckon. The years of Neb. the fon reckon'd from his reigning two years in conjunction with his Father before his death. coniah. Cativity of Fe Feconiah. 594 (d) 5931 592(a) (e)DANIEL at this time(probably about 30 years of age) fo eminent for his holiness and righteoufnefs of life, as by God himself to be equal'd withNoah and fob [Ezek.14] (f) Zedekiabrebels againstNebuchadnez. 16 8 (8) Neb.befiegeth Jerufalem [2 Ks. 25.] 17 (h)PharaoHophra's Army coming to the 18 10 relief |