Chart of Seventy Years for Babylon

Lady Liberty

Hi everyone,

I just made this chart for my brother-in-law using the Bible as well as the book entitled Assyrian & Babylonian Chronicles by A.K. Grayson printed in 1975. Grayson is a world renound expert used to decipher the Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles for the British Museum. I checked out this book from the local library. Although they had to send away to a College University for it. A interesting note: the Society uses this very book in the Insight Vol.2 under Nebuchadnezzar to support their dates. When I got this book, it was for the purpose of checking their dates and quotes of this author. As you will see by this chart, they have misquoted him to serve their own deceitful purpose! I included scriptures that support the chronicles. Like I said, I made this for my brother-in-law, but thought someone out there might be able to use it.

Have a great night!

Lady Liberty

The Seventy Years: 609 to 539 BCE

609- Nabopolassars 17 th reignal year. Babylon was dominating all surrounding nations. See Jer. 25:11, 25:17- 26. 27:6-8, 12-13(All the nations will have to SERVE the king of Babylon seventy years.) The 70 years begin. ( Babylonian Chronicle 3- BM 21901)

607- Nabopolassars 19 th reignal year. Nebuchadnessar was not even in power yet! He was only a crowned prince at this time. (Babylonian Chronicle 4 –BM 22047)

605- Nabopolassars 21 st reignal year. Battle of Carchemish , between Egypt and Babylon. Nabopolassar dies and Nebuchadnezar accends the thrown. This is year 0 for Nebuchadnezzars reign. Daniel finds himself exiled to Babylon, as well as the Royal offspring of Jerusalem, the utensils of the house of Jehovah were carried to Babylon. See Daniel 1- 2:1. Jer. 29:1,20 (Babylonian Chronicle 5- BM 21946)

603- Nebuchadnezzars second reignal year. See. Dan. 2:1

586/587- Jerusalem burned. Nebuchadnessars ninteenth reignal year. See Jer. 52:12-16 (There were still lowly ones left remaining in the city.)

562-End of Nebuchadnezzars reign.

557-Neriglissars third reignal year. ( Chronicle 6 –BM 25124)

556- Nabonidus becomes King. (Nabonidus Chronicle 7- BM35382)

539- 70 are fullfilled. Nabonidus is King of Babylon at this time. Cyrus overtakes Babylon in one night. Handwriting on the wall. Jews released from servitude. See- Dan. 5:25-26 Jer. 25: 12 ( Nabonidus Chronicle: Chronicle 7-BM 36304)

Muffinman

Thanks a lot, this will come in handy.

greendawn

I think that is the crux of the matter the JWs read there: "70 years in Babylon" whereas the original Hebrew reads "70 years for Babylon" the word "le" used there means "for".

It was to be the time that Babylon would dominate that region.

moggy lover

Hi, LL excellent post. I think that ex-JWs will need to know this information on the 70 years, especially in view of the fact that they have consistently misapplied the fulfillment.

Your post has filled a need

Cheers

freedomlover

LL - This is EXCELLENT and I NEED this for my dad!

can you please scan the info. and put it up or PM us (freedomlover or ithinkisee) and my hubby can host it for you.

I would love to have the info. in print....

thank you - freedomlover

Lady Liberty

can you please scan the info. and put it up or PM us (freedomlover or ithinkisee) and my hubby can host it for you.

Yes, I plan on tackeling that today. I am so glad you guys will be able to use this stuff. If you found this useful, check out my post on page 5 of Sickoflies post on JC Tapes. I have quite ALOT more info. showing the direct misquotes. I can PM anyone who wants it.

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

freedomlover

excellent LL! thanks so much, I'll go check out your other info. on Sickoflies thread.

My hubby used to say I was like a bull-dog gathering info. when I started to search all of this stuff. Sounds like you are a fellow like minded bull-dog! he he he

Elsewhere

Here is something originally on Quotes web site. It is now on Reexamine.org

http://www.reexamine.org/quotes/607bce-table.htm

Regnal Years of Babylonian Kings During Occupation of Jerusalem

Timeline Overview Table

This chart summarizes the Watch Tower Society quotes collected and presented elsewhere (http://Reexamine.Quotes/607bce.htm). Please refer to that page for verification of the kingly succession and regnal years presented below.

Remember: for BCE dates, going backwards in time means the numbers get bigger (i.e. counting backwards in time: 3 CE, 2 CE, 1 CE, 1 BCE, 2 BCE, 3 BCE, ... 539 BCE, 540 BCE, 541 BCE, etc.)

Begin counting backwards in time from: the fall of Babylon to the Persians (539 BCE) in the 17th year of the reign of Nabonidus
Count backwards in time back to: the fall of Jerusalem to Babylonians under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar II (during his 18th regnal year)

Summary of Babylonian kings reigning over Jerusalem

Calendar Year	Nabonidus: 17 yrs	Labashi-Marduk: < 9 months	Neriglissar: 4 yrs	Evil-Merodach 2 yrs	Nebuchadnezzar II 43 yrs
539 BCE	17
540	16
541	15
542	14
543	13
544	12
545	11
546	10
547	9
548	8
549	7
550	6
551	5
552	4
553	3
554	2
555	1
556	0 (accession year)	less than 9 months	4
557			3
558			2
559			1
560			0 (accession year)	2
561				1
562				0 (accession year)	43
563					42
564					41
565					40
566					39
567					38
568					37
569					36
570					35
571					34
572					33
573					32
574					31
575					30
576					29
577					28
578					27
579					26
580					25
581					24
582					23
583					22
584					21
585					20
586					19
587					18 *
588					17
589					16
590					15
591					14
592					13
592					12
594					11
595					10
596					9
597					8
598					7
599					6
600					5
601					4
602					3
603					2
604					1
605 BCE					0 (accession year)

* Watch Tower Society and "wordly scholars and historians" agree that Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem during his 18th regnal year. Therefore, according to Watch Tower Society's chronology of the kings of Babylon and the lengths of their reigns, Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem in the year 587 BCE (i.e. not 607 BCE).

Lady Liberty

Awesome Elsewhere,

Thanks for that post. Its too bad we can't gather all this info and put it under on heading in the "Best of Section" so that if anyone deeds this kind of info. its easy to retrieve.

Sincerely,

L.L.

freedomlover

Thanks for the info. in the PM L.L.

I can't RESPOND to PM's only receive them, because I'm on a MAC and it's SOOOO incompatible with this site.

I love it when I find stuff like this with all the inconsistencies in the Insight book. I found some of my own also when I was in my "bulldog" phase. Evidence like this is so overwhelmingly obvious to people like us, but don't be surprised if the elders you show this to say something to the effect of "well, that's pagan secular historians opinion, they aren't going by god's word!" UGHHHHH!! idiots, I know.

some people will just never look at the evidence and the weight of it.

Chart of Seventy Years for Babylon

Regnal Years of Babylonian Kings During Occupation of Jerusalem

Timeline Overview Table

Summary of Babylonian kings reigning over Jerusalem

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