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.
16-17. So Nebuzaradan took the large bronze tank and the 2 bronze columns. (Each column was about 31 feet tall. The capitals on the columns were over 5 feet tall. They were made from bronze and had a design like a net and pomegranates. Both columns had the same kind of design.) He also took the carts that Solomon made for the Lord’S Temple. The bronze from these things was too heavy to be weighed.