Allthe menof valor,seventhousand,and the craftsmenand the smiths,one thousand,allstrongand fitfor war,and these the kingof Babylonbroughtinto exileto Babylon.
Then he ledawayinto exileallJerusalemand allthe captainsand allthe mightymenof valor,tenthousandcaptives,and allthe craftsmenand the smiths.Noneremainedexceptthe poorestpeopleof the land.
But the captainof the guardleftsomeof the poorestof the landto be vinedressersand plowmen.
So allIsraelwas enrolledby genealogies;and behold,they are writtenin the Bookof the Kingsof Israel.And Judahwas carriedawayinto exileto Babylonfor their unfaithfulness.
and I will giveyou over into the handof those who are seekingyour life,yes, into the handof those whomyou dread,even into the handof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonand into the handof the Chaldeans.
(This was afterKingJeconiahand the queenmother,the courtofficials,the princesof Judahand Jerusalem,the craftsmenand the smithshad departedfrom Jerusalem.)
Theseare the peoplewhomNebuchadnezzarcarriedawayinto exile:in the seventhyear3023Jews;
He tookone of the royalfamilyand madea covenantwith him, puttinghim under oath.He also tookaway the mightyof the land,
saying,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"A greateaglewith greatwings,longpinionsand a fullplumageof manycolorscameto Lebanonand tookaway the topof the cedar.
