10. Zedekiah's sons and the officials of Judah were killed while he watched,
11. then his eyes were put out. He was put in chains, then dragged off to Babylon and kept in prison until he died.
12. Jerusalem was captured during Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year as king of Babylonia.About a month later, Nebuchadnezzar's officer in charge of the guards arrived in Jerusalem. His name was Nebuzaradan,
13. and he burnt down the Lord's temple, the king's palace, and every important building in the city, as well as all the houses.
14. Then he ordered the Babylonian soldiers to break down the walls around Jerusalem.
15. He led away the people left in the city, including everyone who had become loyal to Nebuchadnezzar, the rest of the skilled workers, and even some of the poor people of Judah.
16. Only the very poorest were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields.
21. For example, the columns were about eight metres high and five metres around. They were hollow, but the bronze was about seventy-five millimetres thick.
22. Each column had a bronze cap over two metres high that was decorated with bronze designs. Some of these designs were like chains and others were like pomegranates.
23. There were ninety-six pomegranates evenly spaced around each column, and a total of one hundred pomegranates were above the chains.
24. Next, Nebuzaradan arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and three temple officials.
25. Then he arrested one of the army commanders, seven of King Zedekiah's personal advisers, and the officer in charge of gathering the troops for battle. He also found sixty more soldiers who were still in Jerusalem.