13. He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.
14. The entire Babylonian army that was with the captain of the guard tore down the walls around Jerusalem.
15. Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, captured the few people left in the city, those who surrendered to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
16. But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left some of the poorest people in the land to work in the vineyards and on the farms.
17. The Babylonians broke apart the bronze pillars of the Lord’s temple, the stands, and the bronze pool in the Lord’s temple. They shipped all the bronze to Babylon.
18. They took the pots, shovels, snuffers, bowls, dishes, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple service.
19. The captain of the guard also took pans, incense burners, bowls, pots, lamp stands, dishes, and the bowls used for wine offerings. The captain of the guard took all of the trays and bowls that were made of gold or silver.
20. The bronze from the 2 pillars, the pool, and the 12 bronze bulls under the stands that King Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple couldn’t be weighed.