“But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Kings 25 contains 30 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.