Nebuchadnezzar's Anti-Babylonian Alliance

As the fighting between the two cities continued, Nebuchadnezzar’s attacks would gradually become more brutal every time the people of Judah would resist against him. Nebuchadnezzar idea of punishment was if you respect what he stood for you would not be punished, but if you resisted in anyway the consiquences were high and intense. So, when Judah joined an anti-Babylonian alliance, Nebuchadnezzar’s attack had the power against the Jewish people that had never been shown before. The anti-Babylonian alliance was set up and led by the region of Tyre, which is the Phoenician capital. Nebuchadnezzar rallied a 180,000 infantry for his attack. He was also aided by Medes and other mercenaries. Most people would expect him to power through and attack
all at once, but this time he went slow to make the people who are located in Judah and Jerusalem realize that resisting is only going to make things worse. This battle ended up turning into a siege. A siege is when Babylon surrounded the city to prevent trade and business from leaving and entering the city. This is a good strategy for them because it would force them to suffer resulting in a downfall. Also, it caused starvation throughout the city. They continued to resist which led to building a wall around the whole of Jerusalem. Throughout the eighteen months that the Jews resisted, catapults, battering rams, siege towers, and sappers were used to try to destroy them. After those eighteen months, famine struck forcing them to surrender. The walls were dragged down, and the Temple of Jerusalem was burned. Jerusalem was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. The people of Jerusalem were brought back to Babylon to work and support the city.