New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 25:12-17

12But the captain of the bodyguards left some of 1the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

13 2Now the Chaldeans smashed to pieces the bronze pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and 3the bronze 4Sea which were in the house of the Lord, and carried the 5bronze to Babylon. 14 6And they took away the pots, the shovels, the 7shears, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils 8which were used in temple service. 15The captain of the bodyguards also took away the firepans and the basins, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. 16The two pillars, the one Sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord--9 10the bronze of all these articles was too heavy to weigh. 17 11The height of the one pillar was 12eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was 13three cubits, with latticework and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, same features with latticework.

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Notes

1. 2 Kings 25:12 2 Kin 24:14; Jer 40:7 ↩
2. 2 Kings 25:13 1 Kin 7:15-22; 2 Kin 20:17; 2 Chr 3:15-17; 36:18 ↩
3. 2 Kings 25:13 1 Kin 7:23-26; 2 Chr 4:2-4 ↩
4. 2 Kings 25:13 I.e., a very large basin ↩
5. 2 Kings 25:13 Lit bronze of them ↩
6. 2 Kings 25:14 Ex 27:3; 1 Kin 7:47-50; 2 Chr 4:16 ↩
7. 2 Kings 25:14 I.e., wick trimmers ↩
8. 2 Kings 25:14 Lit with which they served ↩
9. 2 Kings 25:16 Lit there was no weight for the bronze of ↩
10. 2 Kings 25:16 1 Kin 7:47 ↩
11. 2 Kings 25:17 1 Kin 7:15-22 ↩
12. 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 ft. or 8 m ↩
13. 2 Kings 25:17 About 4.5 ft. or 1.3 m ↩

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