2 Kings 25:11

11 Finally, he rounded up everyone left in the city, including those who had earlier deserted to the king of Babylon, and took them off into exile.

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 The Temple of God to the ground, went on to the royal palace, and then finished off the city - burned the whole place down.

10 He put the Babylonian troops he had with him to work knocking down the city walls.

11 Finally, he rounded up everyone left in the city, including those who had earlier deserted to the king of Babylon, and took them off into exile.

12 He left a few poor dirt farmers behind to tend the vineyards and what was left of the fields.

13 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the bronze washstands, and the huge bronze basin (the Sea) that were in The Temple of God and hauled the bronze off to Babylon.