² The Lord ·allowed Nebuchadnezzar to capture Jehoiakim king of Judah [^Lgave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand; ^CGod was in control, not Nebuchadnezzar]. Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the ·things [articles; utensils; ^Ccups, forks, and other items used in ritual; 5:2–4; Ex. 27:9; 30:27; 31:8–9; Ezra 1:9–11] from the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God, which he carried to ·Babylonia [^Lthe land of Shinar] and put in the ·temple [^Lhouse of the treasury] of his ·gods [or god; ^Cprobably Marduk, the chief god of Babylon].