12. In the tenth day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan commander of the guard came to Jerusalem on behalf of his king.
13. He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the important buildings.
14. The entire Babylonian army and the commander of the guard destroyed the walls surrounding Jerusalem.
15. Nebuzaradan commander of the guard deported some of the poorest people, the rest of the people left in the city, a few skilled workers, and those who had joined the king of Babylon.