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17 The height of one of the pillars was eighteen cubits,[a] and the capital on top of it was three cubits[b] high.[c] A latticework carved in the form of pomegranates encircled the capital, crafted completely out of brass. The second pillar was identical to the first.[d]

Judah’s Leaders are Executed

18 The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, three temple officials,[e] 19 one overseer from the city who supervised the soldiers, five of the king’s advisors who had been discovered in the city, the scribe who served the army captain who mustered the army of the land, and 60 men of the land who were discovered in the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 24 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
  2. 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 4 and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
  3. 2 Kings 25:17 The Heb. lacks high
  4. 2 Kings 25:17 Lit. to these with latticework
  5. 2 Kings 25:18 Lit. three threshold keepers