2 Kings 25:16
14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.
15 The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.
18 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
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- BSB
- As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
- KJV
- The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
- WEB
- The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the LORD’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed.
- ASV
- The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
- DARBY
- The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah: for the brass of all these vessels there was no weight.
- BLB
- The two pillars, the one Sea, and the carts that Solomon had made for the house of YHWH—there was no weighing of the brass of all these articles.
- ÅB
- De to søyler, det ene hav og fotstykkene som Salomo hadde latt gjøre for Herrens hus - i alle disse ting var kobberet ikke til å veie.
- OTB
- De to pilarene, den ene sjøen, og stativene som Salomo hadde laget for Herrens hus— bronsen av alle disse karene var uten vekt.
- B1930
- De to søiler, det ene hav og fotstykkene som Salomo hadde latt gjøre for Herrens hus - i alle disse ting var kobberet ikke til å veie.
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Cross references
1 Kings 7:47
Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
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