Jeremiah 52:17–27

¹⁷The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars,^d the movable stands^e and the bronze Sea^f that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.^{g 18}They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls,^h dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.^{i 19}The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,^j sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands,^k dishes^l and bowls used for drink offerings^m—all that were made of pure gold or silver.ⁿ

²⁰The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls^o under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.^{p 21}Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference^e; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.^{q 22}The bronze capital^r on top of one pillar was five cubits^f high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates^s of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. ²³There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates^t above the surrounding network was a hundred.^u

²⁴The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah^v the chief priest, Zephaniah^w the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.^{x 25}Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary^y who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. ²⁶Nebuzaradan^z the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ²⁷There at Riblah,^a in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.

So Judah went into captivity, away^b from her land.