KJV ORIGINAL
In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
In Nebuchadnezzar's 23rd year as king, his military captain Nebuzaradan took 745 more Jewish people as prisoners. So in total, 4,600 people had been taken from their homes.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even the final count of loss was recorded — every person mattered, even in exile.
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