[[2 Kings-21]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-20]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-22]] --- ### I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of Ahab's house; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. They will become a prey and a plunder to all their enemies. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Through unnamed prophets, God predicts the total destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the people of Judah as judgment for King Manasseh's extreme idolatry and blood-shedding. *Historical context*: Theological and historical consensus identifies the fulfillment of this prophecy in the Babylonian Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem in 587/586 BCE under King Nebuchadnezzar II. Archaeological excavations on Mount Zion and the City of David have uncovered ash layers, arrowheads, and evidence of a massive conflagration dating to this specific period, confirming the city was 'wiped' and its population deported. *Related to*: ### He did that which was evil in Yahweh's sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The text references the historical displacement of the Canaanite nations as a completed action of God to make room for Israel. *Historical context*: This refers to the conquest of Canaan traditionally dated to the 13th-12th centuries BCE. Historical and archaeological transitions in the Levant during the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age reflect the collapse of Canaanite city-state systems and the rise of early Israelite settlements, fulfilling earlier divine promises made to the patriarchs. *Related to*: [[Gen-15#v18|Genesis 15:18]]-21; [[Exod-23#v23|Exodus 23:23]] ### He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, 'In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The text cites the earlier divine promise to David and Solomon regarding the establishment of God's name in the Jerusalem Temple. *Historical context*: This refers to the completion and dedication of Solomon's Temple (the First Temple) around 957 BCE. Biblical records and historical tradition maintain that the Temple served as the central site of the Yahweh cult where the 'Name' or presence of God was believed to reside until its destruction. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-07#v13|2 Samuel 7:13]]; [[1 Kings-09#v3|1 Kings 9:3]] --- #ai_prophecy