¹⁴ Then he deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the fighting men,^(A) 10,000 captives,^(B) and 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 the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself^(C) but might keep his covenant in order to endure.