1 *2 K 24.1;2 Ch 36.5-7.In the third year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah,*1.1 Jehoiakim … king of Judah: Ruled 609–598 b.c. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia attacked Jerusalem.

6 Four of the young Jews chosen were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, all from the tribe of Judah.