¹⁵ Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile^(A) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen^[a] and those who had deserted^(B) to the king of Babylon.

¹⁶ But Nebuzaradan left behind^(A) the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.