2 Kings 25:10-20
10And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, abroke down the walls around Jerusalem. 11 bAnd the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile. 12But the captain of the guard left csome of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. 13 dAnd the pillars eof bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and fthe stands and gthe bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon. 14 hAnd they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service, 15the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. 16As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, ithe bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. 17 jThe height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, ▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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. 18 lAnd the captain of the guard took mSeraiah the chief priest and nZephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; 19and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and ofive men of the king’s council who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city. 20And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at pRiblah.
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