13 Now 25:13–21 Jr 52:17–27 the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars 25:13 2Kg 20:17; 2Ch 36:18; Jr 52:17 of the Lord’s temple, the water carts, and the bronze basin, 25:13 Lit sea, 25:13 1Kg 7:23; 2Ch 4:2–4 which were in the Lord’s temple, and carried the bronze to Babylon. 25:13 Jr 27:19–2214 They also took the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the bronze articles used in the priests’ service. 25:14 Ex 27:3; 1Kg 7:47–50; 2Ch 4:1615 The captain of the guards took away the firepans and sprinkling basins — whatever was gold or silver. 25:15 2Kg 24:13; Jr 15:13; 20:5
16 As for the two pillars, the one basin, and the water carts that Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple, the weight of the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. 25:16 1Kg 7:4717 One pillar was twenty-seven feet 25:17 Lit 18 cubits tall and had a bronze capital on top of it. The capital, encircled by a grating and pomegranates of bronze, stood five feet 25:17 Lit three cubits high. The second pillar was the same, with its own grating. 25:17 1Kg 7:15–22