Regarding the bloodbath that followed, the Bible says: “[Nebuchadnezzar] killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary; he felt no compassion for young man or virgin, old or infirm....
Kommenteerides sellele järgnenud veresauna, öeldakse Piiblis: „[Nebukadnetsar] tappis mõõgaga nende noored mehed nende pühamus.