¹³The Babylonians broke apart the bronze pillars of the Lord’s temple, the stands, and the bronze pool in the Lord’s temple. They shipped the bronze to Babylon. ¹⁴They took the pots, shovels, snuffers, dishes, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple service. ¹⁵The captain of the guard took all of the incense burners and bowls that were made of gold or silver. ¹⁶The bronze from the two pillars, the pool, and the stands that Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple couldn’t be weighed. ¹⁷One pillar was 27 feet high and had a bronze capital on it that was 4½ feet high. The filigree and the pomegranates around the capital were all made of bronze. The second pillar and its filigree were the same.

¹⁸The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the 3 doorkeepers. ¹⁹From the city he also took an army commander, 5 men who had access to the king whom he found in the city, the scribe who was in charge of the militia, and 60 of the common people whom he found in the city. ²⁰Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ²¹The king of Babylon executed them at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So the people of Judah were captives when they left their land.

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