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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 2-The Great Image
Great Monarchies,’ and included the valley

of the Euphrates, Susiana, Syria, and Palestine.

His reign lasted about twenty-one years, and

was probably pacific, as the history of it is

nearly a blank; but in 605 B. C. his army

defeated Neco, king of Egypt, who had invaded

Syria. He was succeeded by his more famous

son, Nebuchadnezzar (604 B. C.), who was the

greatest of the kings of Babylon.”

Jerusalem was taken by Nebuchadnezzar in

the first year of his reign, and third year of

Jehoiakim, king of Judah (Daniel 1:1), B. C. 606.

Nebuchadnezzar reigned two years

conjointly with his father, Nabopolassar. From

this point the Jews computed his reign, but the

Chaldeans from the date of his sole reign, 604

B. C., as stated above. Respecting the