2 Kings 25:17

2 Kings 25:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
• New International Version (NIV)Each pillar was eighteen cubits high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network.

Context of 2 Kings 25:17

15the captain of the bodyguard also took away the firepans and basins, anything made of fine gold and anything made of fine silver. 16The two pillars, the one sea (large basin), and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these articles was incalculable. The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits (27 ft.), and a capital of bronze was on top of it. The height of the capital was three cubits (4.5 ft.); a network (lattice work) and pomegranates around the capital were all of bronze. And the second pillar had the same as these, with a network. 18The captain of the bodyguard took [captive] Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers [of the temple]. 19And from the city [of Jerusalem] he took an officer who was in command of the men of war, and five men from the king’s personal advisors who were found in the city, and the scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land [for military service] and sixty men from the people of the land who were found in the city.

2 Kings 25:17 word by word

שְׁמֹנֶה֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה אַמָּ֜ה קוֹמַ֣ת׀ הָעַמּ֣וּד הָאֶחָ֗ד וְכֹתֶ֨רֶת עָלָ֥יו׀ נְחֹשֶׁת֮ וְקוֹמַ֣ת הַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ אַמּוֹת֒ וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה וְרִמֹּנִ֧ים עַֽל־הַכֹּתֶ֛רֶת סָבִ֖יב הַכֹּ֣ל נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְכָאֵ֛לֶּה לַֽעַמּ֥וּד הַשֵּׁנִ֖י עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• of the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• pillarעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the chapiterכֹּתֶ֫רֶתkôthereth · capitalH3805
• brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• and the wreathen workשְׂבָכָהώebâkâh · latticeworkH7639
• and pomegranatesרִמּוֹןrimmôn rimmôn · pomegranateH7416
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• and like unto these had the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:17

• 1 Kings 7:15He cast the two pillars of bronze; the one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a [measuring] line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.
• Jeremiah 52:21Concerning the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits (twenty-seven feet), and a line [an ornamental molding] of twelve cubits (eighteen feet) went around its circumference; it was four fingers thick, and [the pillar was] hollow.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Compare with this description the accounts in marginal references. The height of the capital (“three cubits”) must be corrected, in accordance with those passages, to “five cubits.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 The city and temple were burnt, and, it is probable, the ark in it. By this, God showed how little he cares for the outward pomp of his worship, when the life and power of religion are neglected. The walls of Jerusalem were thrown down, and the people carried captive to Babylon. The vessels of the temple were carried away. When the things signified were sinned away, what should the signs stand there for? It was righteous with God to deprive…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17The bronze capital (the decorated top part of the pillar) was 3 cubits high (about 1.4 meters or 4.5 feet). Some ancient copies read 5 cubits (about 2.3 meters or 7.5 feet). This larger number may describe the entire capital, while the Hebrew text may describe only the decorative network of bronze pomegranates (compare 1 Kings 7:17–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-188-18. on the seventh day of the month ... came Nebuzar-adan--(compare Jr 52:12). In attempting to reconcile these two passages, it must be supposed either that, though he had set out on the seventh, he did not arrive in Jerusalem till the tenth, or that he did not put his orders in execution till that day. His office as captain of the guard (Ge 37:36; 39:1) called him to execute the awards of justice on criminals; and hence, although not engaged in the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 25:17

• Chapiter
• Jerusalem
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Pillar
• Prophecy
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Chaldees
• Chapiter
• Fast
• Jerusalem
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Kings, The Books of
• Nebuzaradan
• Rate
• Alliance
• Feasts and Fasts

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings