Daniel 1:1-2

International Standard Version

Hostages of the Babylonian Captivity

1 In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it. ² Within a week, the Lord handed King Jehoiakim of Judah over to him, along with valuable objects from the house of God. Nebuchadnezzar^[a] brought them to the temple of his god in the land of Shinar^[b] and stored them^[c] in its treasure house.^[d]