“But when King Nebuchadnezzar
Of Babylon
Came up against the land,
We said.
‘Come!
Let us go to Jerusalem!
They feared
The army of the Chaldeans.
They feared
The army of the Arameans.’
This is why
We are living in Jerusalem.”
How then did they end up in the city of Jerusalem? Their explanation was simple. With the coming of King Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BCE) of Babylon, they moved to safety in or around Jerusalem. They feared for their lives because of the Babylonian invasion with their Chaldean and Aramean troops. Thus they took refuge in Jerusalem. Obviously, they were a little out of place there with their strange life style ways.
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