NEBUZARADAN, Commands the Assyrian army which besieged Jerusalem and
8. Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
9. He burned The LORD's house, the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burned with fire.
10. All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
11. NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard carried away captive the residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.
12. But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
13. The Chaldeans broke up the pillars of brass that were in The LORD's house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in The LORD's house, and carried the brass pieces to Babylon.
14. They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
15. The captain of the guard took away the fire pans, the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.
16. The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for The LORD's house, the brass of all these vessels was not weighed.
17. The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was on it. The height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of brass; and the second pillar with its network was like these.
18. The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
19. and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city.
20. NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
21. The king of Babylon attacked them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
9. Then NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the residue of the people who remained.
10. But NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
the men, and the women, and the children, and the king's daughters, and every person who NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah;
12. Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, came into Jerusalem.
13. He burned The LORD's house, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burned with fire.
14. All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.
15. Then NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.
16. But NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.
17. The Chaldeans broke the pillars of brass that were in The LORD's house, and the bases and the bronze sea that were in The LORD's house in pieces, and carried all of their brass to Babylon.
18. They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
19. The captain of the guard took away the cups, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the spoons, and the bowls; that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.
20. They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for The LORD's house. The brass of all these vessels was without weight.
21. As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness was four fingers. It was hollow.
22. A capital of brass was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like these, and pomegranates.
23. There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.
24. The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
25. and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the middle of the city.
26. NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
27. The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
28. This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive:in the seventh year, three thousand twenty-three Jews;
29. in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty-two persons;
30. in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar NEBUZARADAN the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five people:all the people were four thousand six hundred.