²⁰ He carried into exile^(A) to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants^(B) to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

² Hanani,^(A) one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant^(B) that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.