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12 But the captain of the guard left the poorest people of the land to tend the vineyards and farms.

13 The Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars which were in the House of the Lord and the carts and the bronze sea which was in the House of the Lord, and they took the bronze to Babylon. 14 They took the pots, shovels, snuffers,[a] and bowls and all the bronze utensils with which they served.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:14 The precise identification of some of these vessels and utensils is uncertain.

12 But the commander left behind some of the poorest people(A) of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

13 The Babylonians broke(B) 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(C) and all the bronze articles(D) used in the temple service.

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