Many from the northern kingdom had gone to Judah before the inhabitants of the land of Judah were taken into captivity to Babylon in 607 B.C.E.
(‏ ۲تواریخ ۱۱ :‏ ۱۳ -‏ ۱۷ ؛‏ ۳۰ :‏ ۶ -‏ ۱۲ ،‏ ۱۸ -‏ ۲۰ ،‏ ۲۵ )‏ وقتی که اسرای یهودی در سال ۵۳۷ ق .‏