2 Kings 25:17
15 The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
16 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.
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.
19 Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
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- BSB
- 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.
- 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.
- WEB
- The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on it. The height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of bronze; and the second pillar with its network was like these.
- ASV
- The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.
- DARBY
- The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass, and the height of the capital three cubits; and the network and the pomegranates, upon the capital round about, all of brass: and similarly for the second pillar with the network.
- BLB
- Eighteen cubits [was] the height of the one pillar. And the capital on it [was] of bronze, and the height of the capital [was] three cubits. And the network and pomegranates on the capital all around—all were of bronze, and like these [was] the second pillar, with the network.
- ÅB
- Atten alen høy var den ene søyle, og det var et søylehode på den av kobber, og søylehodet var tre alen høyt, og det var nettverk og granatepler på søylehodet rundt omkring, alt sammen av kobber, og likedan var det med den andre søyle ved nettverket.
- OTB
- Høyden på den ene pilaren var atten alen, og en bronsesokkel var på den; høyden på sokkelen var tre alen, med gitterverk og granatepler på sokkelen rundt omkring, alt av bronse. Og den andre pilaren var lik disse, med gitterverk.
- B1930
- Atten alen høi var den ene søile, og det var et søilehode på den av kobber, og søilehodet var tre alen høit, og det var nettverk og granatepler på søilehodet rundt omkring, alt sammen av kobber, og likedan var det med den andre søile ved nettverket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 7:15–22
He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
Read in contextJeremiah 52:21–23
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
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