2 Kings 25:14 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 25:14

12 But the captain of the guard ^aleft some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.

13 ^aThe bronze ^bpillars that were in the house of the Lord, and ^cthe carts and ^dthe bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and ^ecarried their bronze to Babylon.

14 They also took away ^athe pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered.

15 The firepans and the basins, the things of solid gold and solid silver, the captain of the guard took away.

16 The two pillars, one Sea, and the carts, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, ^athe bronze of all these articles was beyond measure.

17 ^aThe height of one pillar was¹ eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network.

18 ^aAnd the captain of the guard took ^bSeraiah the chief priest, ^cZephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 25:14

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American Standard Version
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

Amplified® Bible
And they took away the pots, shovels, snuffers, dishes for incense, all the bronze vessels used in the temple service,

Contemporary English Version
They carried off the bronze things used for worship at the temple, including the pans for hot ashes, and the shovels, snuffers, and also the dishes for incense,

Darby English Version
The cauldrons also and the shovels and the knives and the cups, and all the vessels of copper wherewith they ministered, they took away.

Good News Bible
They also took away the shovels and the ash containers used in cleaning the altar, the tools used in tending the lamps, the bowls used for catching the blood from the sacrifices, the bowls used for burning incense, and all the other bronze articles used in the Temple service.

King James Version
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

New American Standard Bible
They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the bronze vessels which were used in {temple} service.

New International Version
They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.

New King James Version
They also took away the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the bronze vessels which they had used in temple service.

Revised Standard Version
And 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,

Young's Literal Translation
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they minister they have taken,

New English Translation
They also took the pots, shovels,¹ trimming shears,² pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.³

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