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The Babylonians under KingNebuchadnezzardestroyed Jerusalem including

Solomon's Temple, which was

around

587 BCE.


2 Kings 25:9 --

He [Nebuchadnezzar] set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.

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