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15 The captain of the guard also confiscated[a] the fire pans, basins, and whatever had been crafted of pure gold and pure silver. 16 The bronze contained in the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had crafted for the Lord’s Temple could not be inventoried for weight. 17 The height of one of the pillars was eighteen cubits,[b] and the capital on top of it was three cubits[c] high.[d] A latticework carved in the form of pomegranates encircled the capital, crafted completely out of brass. The second pillar was identical to the first.[e]

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  1. 2 Kings 25:15 Or took away
  2. 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 24 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
  3. 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 4 and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
  4. 2 Kings 25:17 The Heb. lacks high
  5. 2 Kings 25:17 Lit. to these with latticework