⁸ On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. ⁹ He set fire^(A) to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.^{(B) 10} The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls^(C) around Jerusalem. ¹¹ Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile^(D) the people who remained in the city, along with the rest of the populace and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.^{(E) 12} But the commander left behind some of the poorest people^(F) of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

¹³ The Babylonians broke^(G) up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon. ¹⁴ They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes^(H) and all the bronze articles^(I) used in the temple service. ¹⁵ The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.^(J)

¹⁶ The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed. ¹⁷ Each pillar^(K) was eighteen cubits^[a] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits^[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.

¹⁸ The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah^(L) the chief priest, Zephaniah^(M) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.^{(N) 19} Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and five royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of the conscripts who were found in the city. ²⁰ Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ²¹ There at Riblah,^(O) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.^(P)

So Judah went into captivity,^(Q) away from her land.^(R)

⁹ Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard carried into exile to Babylon the people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over to him,^(A) and the rest of the people.^(B)

¹⁰ But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.

⁶ They also led away all those whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan—the men, the women,^(A) the children and the king’s daughters. And they took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch^(B) son of Neriah along with them.

¹² On the tenth day of the fifth^(A) month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan^(B) commander of the imperial guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. ¹³ He set fire^(C) to the temple^(D) of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses^(E) of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. ¹⁴ The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls^(F) around Jerusalem. ¹⁵ Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile^(G) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen^[a] and those who had deserted^(H) to the king of Babylon. ¹⁶ But Nebuzaradan left behind^(I) the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

¹⁷ The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars,^(J) the movable stands^(K) and the bronze Sea^(L) that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.^{(M) 18} They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls,^(N) dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.^{(O) 19} The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,^(P) sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands,^(Q) dishes^(R) and bowls used for drink offerings^(S)—all that were made of pure gold or silver.^(T)

²⁰ The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls^(U) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.^{(V) 21} Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference^[b]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.^{(W) 22} The bronze capital^(X) on top of one pillar was five cubits^[c] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates^(Y) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. ²³ There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates^(Z) above the surrounding network was a hundred.^(AA)

²⁴ The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah^(AB) the chief priest, Zephaniah^(AC) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.^{(AD) 25} Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary^(AE) who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. ²⁶ Nebuzaradan^(AF) the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ²⁷ There at Riblah,^(AG) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.

So Judah went into captivity, away^(AH) from her land. ²⁸ This is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile:^(AI)