These 20 Bible prophecies were fulfilled between 2100 years ago and 2600 years ago by the destruction of the ancient kingdoms of Nineveh, Babylon, Tyre and Edom. According to the Bible, Nineveh was to be punished for the empire's inhumane treatment of Israel. It is unknown as to when Nahum delivered this prophecy - some scholars speculate that it was delivered a few years before the conquest. A coalition of Babylonians, Scythians and Medes successfully broke through the fortresses. Ancient Babylonian records say the fortified towns around Nineveh began to fall in 614 BC, about two years before the total defeat of the Assyrian empire.
Babylonian records claim that Assyrian army members did flee from the battle.
There is evidence that this prophecy was fulfilled. Deserters told this to the enemy, who attacked that night. Siculus compiled his historical works about 600 years after the fall of Nineveh. Archaeologists unearthed the site during the 1800s and found a layer of ash covering the ruins. Extensive traces of ash, representing the sack of the city by Babylonians, Scythians, and Medes in 612 BC, have been found in many parts of the Acropolis.