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]