But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen.

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen.

and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

But he let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields.

But he left behind some vinedressers and farmers from the poor of the land.

There was probably an intention of seating colonists into the country from some other part of the Empire, as the Assyrians had done in Samaria 2-Kings 17:24.

Left of the poor - So while the rich were prisoners in a strange land, the poor had liberty and peace in their own country! Thus providence sometimes humbles the proud, and favours them of low degree.