Many obedient Jews who surrendered to the Babylonians survived Jerusalem’s destruction and were taken captive to Babylon.
إِنَّ ٱلْعَدِيدَ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلطَّائِعِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَسْلَمُوا لِلْبَابِلِيِّينَ نَجَوْا مِنْ دَمَارِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأُخِذُوا أَسْرَى إِلَى بَابِلَ .‏