15. The captain of the guard took all of the incense burners and bowls that were made of gold or silver.
16. The bronze from the two pillars, the pool, and the stands that Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple couldn’t be weighed.
17. One pillar was 27 feet high and had a bronze capital on it that was 4½ feet high. The filigree and the pomegranates around the capital were all made of bronze. The second pillar and its filigree were the same.
18. The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the 3 doorkeepers.
19. From the city he also took an army commander, 5 men who had access to the king whom he found in the city, the scribe who was in charge of the militia, and 60 of the common people whom he found in the city.
20. Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
21. The king of Babylon executed them at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So the people of Judah were captives when they left their land.