1 The king of Babylon came with his big army to Jerusalem. They set up tents and made a wall around the city. ️⚔️ 2 The army stayed a long time. It went on and on for years. ⏳ 3 There was no food in the city. The people were very hungry. 4 At night, the soldiers made a hole in the wall and ran out by the king’s garden. They went on the desert road. ➡️ 5 The Babylon army chased the king. They caught him near a place called Jericho. His men ran away. ♂️ 6 They took the king to the big boss, the king of Babylon, at a town called Riblah. The boss said what to do. ️⚖️ 7 They killed the king’s sons. They hurt his eyes so he could not see. They put chains on him and took him to Babylon. ⛓️ 8 Later, a leader named Nebuzaradan, from Babylon, came to Jerusalem. ♂️️ 9 He burned God’s house, the king’s house, and many big houses. 10 The Babylon army broke the big wall around the city. 11 Nebuzaradan took many people from the city far away. ♂️♀️➡️ 12 But he left some poor people to work the fields and care for grapes. 13 They broke the big metal poles and the big metal bowl from God’s house. They took the metal called bronze. ➡️ 14 They took bowls, pans, and tools from God’s house. ️ 15 They took the gold and the silver things too. 16 There was a lot of bronze. It was so heavy. ⚖️ 17 Each big pole was very tall and had pretty fruit shapes on top. There were many little shapes all around. 18 Nebuzaradan took the top helpers of God’s house and the door men. ♂️♂️ 19 He took the army boss, some of the king’s helpers, the writer who counted soldiers, and 60 men from the city. ♂️♀️ 20 Nebuzaradan brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ♂️➡️️ 21 The king of Babylon killed them at Riblah. Then the people of Judah were taken far away. ⚔️ 22 The king of Babylon made a man named Gedaliah the leader over the people left in the land. ⚖️ 23 Many army captains came to see Gedaliah at a town named Mizpah. ♂️♂️♂️️ 24 Gedaliah said, “Do not be scared. All of you live here. Work for the new king. It will be okay.” ️ 25 But later, a man named Ishmael came with ten men. They killed Gedaliah and others. ⚔️ 26 Then all the people, big and small, ran away to Egypt. They were scared of the Babylon army. ♂️♀️➡️ 27 Many years later, a new Babylon king named Evil-merodach let King Jehoiachin out of jail. 28 The new king was kind to him and gave him a good seat at the table. 29 Jehoiachin got new clothes and ate at the king’s table every day. ️ 30 The king gave him food money each day, for all his life.