2 Kings 25:11

11 Then Nebuzaradan took away to Babylonia the people who were left in the city, the remaining skilled workers, and those who had deserted to the Babylonians.

2 Kings 25:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:11

(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:8)

2 Kings 25:11 In-Context

9 He burned down the Temple, the palace, and the houses of all the important people in Jerusalem,

10 and his soldiers tore down the city walls.

11 Then Nebuzaradan took away to Babylonia the people who were left in the city, the remaining skilled workers, and those who had deserted to the Babylonians.

12 But he left in Judah some of the poorest people, who owned no property, and put them to work in the vineyards and fields.

13 The Babylonians broke in pieces the bronze columns and the carts that were in the Temple, together with the large bronze tank, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Probable text (see Jr 52.15)] skilled workers; [Hebrew] crowd.