11. Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
12. But the commander of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.
13. Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars of the Lord’s temple, the water carts, and the bronze reservoir, which were in the Lord’s temple, and carried the bronze to Babylon.
14. They also took the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the dishes, and all the bronze articles used in temple service.
15. The commander of the guards took away the firepans and the sprinkling basins — whatever was gold or silver.