¹⁶ As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, ^(A)the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. ^17 (B)The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,^[a] and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.

^18 (C)And the captain of the guard took ^(D)Seraiah the chief priest and ^(E)Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;