The story of Daniel starts from the Prophecy of Isaiah, when King Hezekiah out of his pride showed everything he had to the envoy from Babylon. The pride act of Hezekiah was severely condemned and the future damage the king of Babylon will cause on Judah was foretold by prophet Isaiah.
17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
18 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” – 2nd Kings 20:17,18
When Hezekiah died his son Manasseh undid all the good work he has done by ruling Judah in a wicked ways for the next 55 years. He was followed by Amon for brief period and then Josiah, son of Amon became king of Judah at the age of eight.
Josiah ruled the kingdom for the next thirty one years. He renewed the convent with God and celebrated Passover. During his time the Egyptian king Pharoh Neco II was marching towards Euphrates for the battle of Carchemish. King Josiah without consulting God picked up a war with Neco II though there is no quarrel between both.
21 But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.” 2 Chronicles 35:21,22
Josiah and Neco II met in the battle of Meggido (BC 609) and Josiah was killed. The death of Josiah accelerated the fall of Judah. Neco II though delayed due to battle of Meggido joined along with Assyrian king in the battle of Carchemish (BC 605), where he took the full blow attack of Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II. After losing the battle of Carchemish, Neco II retreated back.
After the death Josiah, Jehoahaz became king of Judah. After three months of Jehoahaz of rule, Neco II replaced him with Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar II came against Judah and defeated Jehoiakim. The prophecy of Isaiah given to king Hezekiah was fulfilled in BC 605 by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II. Daniel along with his friends were exiled to Babylon during this time. The prophesy of Isaiah foretold to King Hezekiah was fulfilled after approximately 110 years.
He continued to attack Judah two more times in BC 597 and BC 586. In BC 586, during the reign of Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, broke down the walls of Jerusalem and destroyed everything valuable in the city of Jerusalem.
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