12. Nebuzaradan was the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guard. He was one of the king’s most important officials while at Jerusalem. He came to Jerusalem on the tenth day of the fifth month, in the 19th year that Nebuchadnezzar was king.
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.