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8 Now on the seventh day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
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On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
9 He burned the house of the LORD , the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire.
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He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.
10 So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
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The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
11 Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the people, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile.
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Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the rest of the populace and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.
12 But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
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But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
13 Now the bronze pillars which were in the house of the LORD , and the stands and the bronze sea which were in the house of the LORD , the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon.
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The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the LORD and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
14 They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service.
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They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.
15 The captain of the guard also took away the firepans and the basins, what was fine gold and what was fine silver.
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The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.
16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD -the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight.
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The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the LORD, was more than could be weighed.
17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was three cubits, with a network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these with network.
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Each pillar was eighteen cubits high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.
18 Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.
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The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.
19 From the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and five of the king's advisers who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city.
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Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and five royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of the conscripts who were found in the city.
20 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
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Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
21 Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was led away into exile from its land.
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There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed. So Judah went into captivity, away from her land.
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