Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Kings 25:11

"And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive." — 2 Kings 25:11 (ASV)

The fugitives. It was from a fear of the treatment he would receive from these deserters that Zedekiah persisted in defending the city to the very end (Jeremiah 38:19).