| 608 B.C. | Jehoiakim becomes king of Judah |
| 605 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar defeats Egyptian army at Carchemish; First invasion of Jerusalem; Daniel taken to Babylon; Nabopolassar dies; Nebuchadnezzar becomes king |
| 603 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Daniel 2 |
| 597 B.C. | Second Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem; Ezekiel taken to Babylon |
| 595/594 B.C. | Revolt in Babylon against Nebuchadnezzar |
| 594/593 B.C. | Probable date of Daniel chapter 3 |
| 586 B.C. | Jerusalem burned and leveled; most of the Jews taken to Babylon |
| 562 B.C. | Death of Nebuchadnezzar |
| 539 B.C. | Fall of Babylon; Daniel chapter 5 |
| 538 B.C. | Date of Daniel chapters 6 and 9 |
| 537/536 B.C. | Cyrus' decree to rebuild the temple |
| 536 B.C. | First Jews return to Judea; End of 70 years of captivity predicted by Jeremiah |
| 535 B.C. | Vision of Daniel 10-12 |
| 522 B.C. | Darius becomes king |
| 520 B.C. | Darius' decree to rebuild the temple |
| 457 B.C. | Artexerxes' decree to restore Jerusalem; Beginning of 70-week and 2300-day prophecies |
| 444 B.C. | Artexerxes' commission to Nehemiah |