Question: when was the southern kingdom of judah destroyed
Answer: Kingdom of Judah 9th or 8th century BCE -- 586 BCE Map of the region in the 9th century BCE Capital Hebron Jerusalem Languages Hebrew Religion Monotheistic Yahwism / Judaism Canaanite polytheism Mesopotamian polytheism Folk religion Government Monarchy Historical era Levantine Iron Age Jeroboam 's Revolt 9th or 8th century BCE Siege of Jerusalem ( 587 BCE ) 586 BCE Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Israel Yehud ( Babylonian province ) Today part of Israel Palestine