2 Kings 25:11 — Meaning and Application

And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great {man's} house burnt he with fire.

And all the army of the Chaldees, that {were with} the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

Now the rest of the people {that were} left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. {fugitives: Heb. fallen away}

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land {to be} vinedressers and husbandmen.

And the pillars of brass that {were} in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that {was} in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.