1 Esdras 1:51-53

Common English Bible

⁵¹ They seized and carried off to Babylon all the Lord’s holy equipment, great and small, the treasure chests of the Lord, and the royal stores. ⁵² They set fire to the Lord’s house. They smashed the walls of Jerusalem. They burned its towers with fire. ⁵³ They utterly ruined all of its radiance. King Nebuchadnezzar led away the survivors to Babylon under guard.