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.(A) 17 One pillar was twenty-seven feet[a] tall and had a bronze capital on top of it. The capital, encircled by a grating and pomegranates of bronze, stood five feet[b] high. The second pillar was the same, with its own grating.(B)

18 The captain of the guards(C) also took away Seraiah(D) the chief priest, Zephaniah(E) the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:17 Lit 18 cubits
  2. 25:17 Lit three cubits

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