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Continuing Yehuda’s conquest of their territory

Yisro’s descendants relocate to Yehuda’s territory

Calev’s daughter makes a request

Osniel Ben Kenaz wins Calev’s daughter in marriage

After Chevron is conquered, their attention is turned towards Devir

Additional campaigns by Shevet Yehuda

Adoni-Bezek accepts his punishment and teaches us a valuable lesson in Teshuva

Yehuda leads a successful campaign and captures Adoni-Bezek

Yehuda is selected to lead the campaign

After Yehoshua’s passing, the people make an inquiry from G-d

Yehoyachin gets special treatment from Evil Merodach - Mazel Tov on completing Sefer Melachim

Gedaliah’s people flee to Egypt; Evil Merodach succeeds Nevuchadnezzar

The remnants of the army rally behind Gedaliah; Yishmael assassinates him

Intro to the Tragedy of Gedaliah Ben Achikam

Prominent officials are gathered together by Nevuzaradan to be executed

Some poor people are allowed to remain; the Artifacts are looted

The walls of Yerushalayim are destroyed and the people are exiled

The Bais Hamikdash is destroyed

Tzidkiyahu’s children are executed and he is blinded

The walls are breached and Tzidkiyahu is captured while escaping

The siege lasts for over a year; Sefer Yirmiyahu fills in some more details

On Asara B’Teves Nevuchadnezzar lays siege to Yerushalayim

Tzidkiyahu assumes the throne and rebels

Nevuchadnezzar appoints Tzidkiyahu to the throne

Yehoyachin is exiled along with the “Artisans” and the “Stonemasons”

Nevuchadnezzar marches against Yerushalayim, Yehoyachin surrenders

Paraoh is stuck at home; Yehoyachin takes over

Yehoyakim dies and is succeeded by his son

Hashem incites foreign mercenaries to join Nevuchadnezzar’s attack

Intro to Nevuchadnezzar

Yehoyakim fairly assesses the penalty; He is still one of the worst kings

Yehoachaz is deposed and replaced with his older brother

After Yoshiyahu is buried the people anoint the younger Yehoachaz as king

Yoshiyahu is killed in battle opposing Paraoh Necho

…but is unable to reverse G-d’s decree of Churban

Yoshiyahu achieves something no one else ever did before or since…

A Pesach Celebration unseen since the days of the Shoftim

Yoshiyahu turns his attention to the rest of Shomron

An old grave with an unusual backstory is discovered

Yoshiyahu turns his attention to Beis-El, the site of Yeravam’s altar

Yoshiyahu cleans out the rest of the land from idols and altars

The kohanim are disqualified from serving in the Temple; the Molech area is defiled

Yoshiyahu clears out the Temple Rooms used for sin and defiles/smashes the altars

Idols are ground to ash and dispersed; idol priests are dismissed

Yoshiyahu’s plan is overwhelmingly successful

Yoshiyahu summons the people to the Bais Hamikdash to seal a new covenant

Chuldah comforts Yoshiyahu that he will not bear witness to the Churban

Chuldah validates Yoshiyahu’s concerns

Yoshiyahu sends a delegation to Chuldah Haneviah

Upon hearing the reading Yoshiyahu rips kriah