The Midrash read the words, "and the priest shall command that they empty the house," in Leviticus 14:36 to allude to King Shishak of Egypt, who 1 Kings 14:26 reports, "took away the treasures of the house of the Lord." The Midrash read the words, "and he shall break down the house," in Leviticus 14:45 to allude to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who Ezra 5:12 reports destroyed the Temple. The Midrash read the words, "and they shall pour out the dust that they have scraped off outside the city," in Leviticus 14:41 to allude to the Israelites taken away to the Babylonian Captivity, whom Ezra 5:12 reports Nebuchadnezzar "carried ... away into Babylon."
The Midrash employs biblical verses to make allusions to historical events, linking Leviticus 14:36, 1 Kings 14:26, Leviticus 14:45, and Ezra 5:12 to reference King Shishak of Egypt, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and the Israelites' exile.