ירמיהו, פרק נ״ב, פסוק כ״ה

With the destruction of Jerusalem, the capturing forces seized the remaining leadership stationed within the city itself, specifically those found outside the immediate palace and Temple complexes [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Among the captives was a senior official who functioned as the active commander in charge of the fighting forces [מצודת ציון, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Alongside him were seven men from the king's inner circle, close advisors who constantly sat in the monarch's company [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. While a parallel account in the Book of Kings mentions only five such men, [רש״י] explains that within this captured group of seven, two held a uniquely high rank, while the other five were of lesser status. Unlike other officials who successfully escaped, these advisors were found within the city because they either chose to remain behind or had fled and subsequently returned [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ].

Another central figure taken was the clerk of the army commander [מצודת דוד]. His authority was primarily administrative and executive. He served as the chief drafting officer, responsible for recruiting troops, tallying them, and knowing the exact quota of soldiers that each city was obligated to send to the battlefield [רש״י, מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Finally, the captors took sixty men from the general population. Despite being referred to with a seemingly common title, these were actually distinguished, high-ranking individuals who had not fled the capital [מצודת דוד]. It is suggested that these sixty men were members of the Great Sanhedrin [ביאור שטיינזלץ].