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In 586 BC, Babylon took the southern kingdom (Judah) into captivity.
There are two different empires at play here. The empire that destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Assyria in 722 BCE. The empire that took the Jews into captivity (and destroyed the Southern Kingdom of Judah) was Babylonia in 586 BCE.
the Babylonians
No kingdom was renamed Judea. When the United Kingdom of Israel divided in two, the Northern Kingdom retained the name Israel while the Southern Kingdom took on the name Judah since it primarily controlled the lands assigned to the tribe of Judah. Judea was the Roman term for the area once controlled by the Southern Kingdom of Judah.
Actually the hyksos took over Egypt and then they (the Hyksos) enslaved the Hebrews. In 722 B.C. the Assyrians enslaved the northern kingdom of Israel. In 587 BC the rest of Israel in southern kingdom of Judah were taken in exile by the Babylonians.
They enslaved the Jews and took them in captivity to Babylon.
In 722 BCE the Assyrians captured Samaria completing their conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the ten northern tribes. The two southern tribes - Judah and Benjamin were later taken over by Babylon.
They Enslaved the Jews and during their captivity they took them to Babylon.
They Enslaved the Jews and during their captivity they took them to Babylon.
Thirty years old. It is important to note that when David took power, the Kingdom of Judah had not yet been established. David was King of the United Kingdom of Israel.
Rehoboam Another answer: Rehav'am (Rehoboam) did not conquer the Northern Kingdom. Rather, he took leadership over it when it was formed (the Ten Tribes seceded from the rule of King David's descendants). The Northern Kingdom was conquered by the Assyrian king Shalmanesser.
The Babylonians took th country of judah into a long exile.