Emperor living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Nebuchadnezzar
King of Babylon who made Judah his vassal, took Daniel and other young nobles to Babylon, and, after Judah’s kings rebelled, took Jehoiachin and thousands of others into exile (2 Kings 24:1–16; Daniel 1:1–6). In his nineteenth year his captain Nebuzaradan burned the temple and the houses of Jerusalem, and the people were carried away (2 Kings 25:8–12). God used him to give the dream of the great statue, and later humbled him: he was driven from men and ate grass like an ox until his understanding returned, and then he blessed the Most High and said that God “is able to abase” those who walk in pride (Daniel 2; 4:28–37).
Family
- Children
- Belshazzar