¹⁹ For this is what the Lord Almighty says about the pillars, the bronze Sea,^(A) the movable stands and the other articles^(B) that are left in this city,

¹³ The Babylonians broke^(A) up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon.

¹⁷ The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars,^(A) the movable stands^(B) and the bronze Sea^(C) that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.^{(D) 18} They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls,^(E) dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.^{(F) 19} The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,^(G) sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands,^(H) dishes^(I) and bowls used for drink offerings^(J)—all that were made of pure gold or silver.^(K)

²⁰ The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls^(L) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.^{(M) 21} Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference^[a]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.^{(N) 22} The bronze capital^(O) on top of one pillar was five cubits^[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates^(P) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. ²³ There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates^(Q) above the surrounding network was a hundred.^(R)

¹⁷ Each pillar^(A) was eighteen cubits^[a] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits^[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.

² He made the Sea^(A) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits^[a] high. It took a line of thirty cubits^[b] to measure around it. ³ Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it—ten to a cubit.^[c] The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.

⁴ The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east.^(B) The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. ⁵ It was a handbreadth^[d] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.^[e]

⁶ He then made ten basins^(C) for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings^(D) were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.

⁷ He made ten gold lampstands^(E) according to the specifications^(F) for them and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

⁸ He made ten tables^(G) and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold sprinkling bowls.^(H)

⁹ He made the courtyard^(I) of the priests, and the large court and the doors for the court, and overlaid the doors with bronze. ¹⁰ He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.

¹¹ And Huram also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls.

So Huram finished^(J) the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of God:

All the objects that Huram-Abi^(L) made for King Solomon for the temple of the Lord were of polished bronze.

¹⁵ He cast two bronze pillars,^(A) each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.^{[a] 16} He also made two capitals^(B) of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits^[b] high. ¹⁷ A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital. ¹⁸ He made pomegranates in two rows^[c] encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars.^[d] He did the same for each capital. ¹⁹ The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits^[e] high. ²⁰ On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates^(C) in rows all around. ²¹ He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin^[f] and the one to the north Boaz.^{[g](D) 22} The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars^(E) was completed.