9. Nebuzaradan burned the Lord’S Temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. He destroyed even the largest houses.
10. Then the Babylonian army that was with Nebuzaradan pulled down the walls around Jerusalem.
11. Nebuzaradan captured all the people who were still left in the city. He took all the people as prisoners, even those who had tried to surrender.
12. He let only the poorest of the common people stay there. He let them stay so that they could take care of the grapes and other crops.
13. The Babylonian soldiers broke into pieces all the bronze things in the Lord’S Temple. They broke the bronze columns, the bronze carts, and the large bronze tank that were in the Lord’S Temple. Then they took all of that bronze to Babylon.
14. The Babylonians also took the pots, the shovels, the tools for trimming the lamps, the spoons, and all the bronze dishes that were used in the Temple.
15. Nebuzaradan took all the firepans and bowls. He took all the things made of gold for the gold. And he took everything made of silver for the silver.
18. From the Temple, Nebuzaradan took Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three men who guarded the entrance.
19. From the city Nebuzaradan took one official who was in charge of the army and five of the king’s advisors who were still in the city. He took one secretary of the commander of the army who was in charge of counting the common people and choosing some of them to be soldiers and 60 people who just happened to be in the city.
22. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left some people in the land of Judah. There was a man named Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan. Nebuchadnezzar made Gedaliah governor over the people in Judah.