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2 Kings 25:12

“But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.”
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10And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

11Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.

12But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

13Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.

14They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

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