With the death of this cub the lioness took another of her offspring and made him dominant. He gained his position among the other rulers of the area and also became violent and destructive, like the first cub. He so devastated his own land that the people in it despaired. His neighbors also trapped this lion and took him captive to Babylon thus ending his reign. [source][source][source]
This describes the career of King Jehoiachin, who also ruled over Judah for only three months (in598-597 B.C.). Probably the writer omitted referring to King Jehoiakim, the intervening king, because he was not taken into exile like Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin. Other interpreters believe King Jehoiakim is the person in view. [1] The Babylonians captured Jehoiachin and took him into exile in597 B.C. Later he enjoyed a measure of freedom, but he never returned to rule over Judah ( 2 Kings 24:8-17; 2 Kings 25:27-30; 2 Chronicles 36:8-10). [source][source][source]