13. Nebuzaradan burned the Lord’S Temple, the king’s palace, and every important building in Jerusalem, as well as all the houses.
14. All the Babylonian soldiers that were with the commander broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
15. Commander Nebuzaradan took the people who were still in Jerusalem and those who had surrendered earlier and made them captives. He took them and the skilled craftsmen who were left in Jerusalem as captives to Babylon.
16. But Nebuzaradan left some of the poorest people behind in the land. He left them to work in the vineyards and the fields.
17. The Babylonian army broke up the bronze columns of the Lord’S Temple. They also broke up the stands and the bronze tank that were in the Lord’S Temple. They carried all that bronze to Babylon.
18. The army of Babylon also took these things from the Temple: pots, shovels, lamp snuffers, large bowls, pans, and all the bronze things that were used in the Temple service.
19. The commander of the king’s special guards took these things away: basins, firepans, large bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and bowls used for drink offerings. He took everything that was made of gold or silver.
20. The two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the moveable stands were very heavy. King Solomon had made those things for the Lord’S Temple. The bronze that those things were made of was so heavy it could not be weighed.
21. Each of the bronze pillars was 31 feet tall. Each pillar was almost 21 feet around. Each pillar was hollow. The wall of each pillar was 3 inches thick.