¹⁴ He deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the best soldiers^(A)—ten thousand captives^(B) including all the craftsmen and metalsmiths.^(C) Except for the poorest people of the land,^(D) no one remained.

¹³ He took one of the royal family^(A) and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath.^(B) Then he took away the leading men of the land, ¹⁴ so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself^(C) but would keep his covenant in order to endure.