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2 Kings 25:17-19
International Standard Version
2 Kings 25:17-19
International Standard Version
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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- 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 24 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
- 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 4 and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
- 2 Kings 25:17 The Heb. lacks high
- 2 Kings 25:17 Lit. to these with latticework
- 2 Kings 25:18 Lit. three threshold keepers
2 Kings 25:17-19
New International Version
2 Kings 25:17-19
New International Version
17 Each pillar(A) was eighteen cubits[a] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.
18 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah(B) the chief priest, Zephaniah(C) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.(D) 19 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and five royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of the conscripts who were found in the city.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 27 feet or about 8.1 meters
- 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
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