During King Josiah’s reign Jeremiah had great influence and protection from the king, but unfortunately the king lost his life in battle against Pharaoh Necho of Egypt at Megiddo. Jehoiakim became king and after three years he rebelled against the authority of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar surrounded the city of Jerusalem, and the city soon fell. The king was put to death, and a few months later Jehoiachin, who became king in his father’s place, was taken captive to Babylon along with a partial deportation