@BrianWeigand :) Thanks, Brian -- that's kind! And for some reason, your link brought this phrase to mind. A metaphor for the "black hole" that is the SE network! :)
@Dɑvïd Thanks for that clarification on Ezekiel - that was some sloppy thinking on my part! I'm well aware of the two exile dates, but on a casual reading of that first verse of Ezekiel had assumed that it was giving the first date by the initial captivity and then the second date when the city was destroyed.
It's been a little while since I've spent that much time in that part of the timeline, so I'd just hastily checked a random chart of the kings online, seen Jehoiachin mentioned right at the end, and then forgot completely about Zedekiah.
Of course it probably didn't help I was speaking from Haggai on Sunday, so Jehoiachin was still fresh in my mind as the last Davidic king... oh well! Have deleted my comment lol
@SteveTaylor And so have I! It's one of those questions I'd love to answer ... but a decent answer is going to be long ... and there's this "black hole" thing about BH.SE! Must. keep. working. ;)
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