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The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/25.htm">New Living Translation</a> Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7 1 / 2 feet high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around. <a href="/esv/2_kings/25.htm">English Standard Version</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, 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. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/25.htm">King James Bible</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/25.htm">New King James Version</a> The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was three cubits, with latticework and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, same features with latticework. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was three cubits, with a network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these with network. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was three cubits, with a network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these with network. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was three cubits, with a network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these with network. <a href="/amp/2_kings/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits (27 ft.), and a capital of bronze was on top of it. The height of the capital was three cubits (4.5 ft.); a network (lattice work) and pomegranates around the capital were all of bronze. And the second pillar had the same as these, with a network. <a href="/csb/2_kings/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> One pillar was twenty-seven feet tall and had a bronze capital on top of it. The capital, encircled by a grating and pomegranates of bronze, stood five feet high. The second pillar was the same, with its own grating. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> One pillar was 27 feet tall and had a bronze capital on top of it. The capital, encircled by a grating and pomegranates of bronze, stood five feet high. The second pillar was the same, with its own grating. <a href="/asv/2_kings/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network. <a href="/cev/2_kings/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Each column had been eight meters tall with a bronze cap over one meter high. These caps were decorated with bronze designs--some of them like chains and others like pomegranates. <a href="/erv/2_kings/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a chapiter of brass was upon it: and the height of the chapiter was three cubits; with network and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> One pillar was 27 feet high and had a bronze capital on it that was 4 1/2 feet high. The filigree and the pomegranates around the capital were all made of bronze. The second pillar and its filigree were the same. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> The two columns were identical: each one was 27 feet high, with a bronze capital on top, 4� feet high. All around each capital was a bronze grillwork decorated with pomegranates made of bronze. <a href="/isv/2_kings/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> The height of one of the pillars was eighteen cubits, and the capital on top of it was three cubits high. A latticework carved in the form of pomegranates encircled the capital, crafted completely out of brass. The second pillar was identical to the first. <a href="/msb/2_kings/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar. <a href="/net/2_kings/25.htm">NET Bible</a> Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet high. The bronze top of one pillar was about four and a half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on it; and the height of the capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of bronze: and like to these had the second pillar with network. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The hight of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass: and the hight of the capital three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the capital around, all of brass: and like to these had the second pillar with wreathen work. <a href="/web/2_kings/25.htm">World English Bible</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on it. The height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of bronze; and the second pillar with its network was like these. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> eighteen cubits [is] the height of the one pillar, and the capital on it [is] of bronze, and the height of the capital [is] three cubits, and the net and the pomegranates [are] on the capital all around—the whole [is] of bronze; and the second pillar has like these, with the net. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> eighteen cubits is the height of the one pillar, and the chapiter on it is of brass, and the height of the chapiter is three cubits, and the net and the pomegranates are on the chapiter round about -- the whole is of brass; and like these hath the second pillar, with the net. <a href="/slt/2_kings/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Eighteen cubits the height of the one pillar, and the capital upon it of brass: and the height of the capital, three cubits; and the net and the pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass; and according to these for the second pillar upon the net.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> One pillar was eighteen cubits high, and the chapiter of brass which was upon it was three cubits high: and the network, and the pomegranates that were upon the chapiter of the pillar, were all of brass: and the second pillar had the like adorning. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> One pillar had eighteen cubits in height. And the head of brass upon it was three cubits in height. And the network and pomegranates upon the head of the pillar were all of brass. And the second pillar had a similar adornment. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/25.htm">New American Bible</a> Each of the columns was eighteen cubits high; a bronze capital three cubits high surmounted each column, and a netting with pomegranates encircled the capital, all of bronze; and they were duplicated on the other column, on the netting. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and on it was a bronze capital; the height of the capital was three cubits; latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were on the capital all around. The second pillar had the same, with the latticework.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was of brass; and the height of the capital was three cubits; and the carved ornaments and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass; and the second pillar was likewise with carved ornaments, all of brass. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Eighteen cubits was the height of one of the pillars, and the capital atop it of brass, and the height of the capital was three cubits, and carved ornaments and pomegranates on the capital in a circle and all of brass, and thus also on the other pillar and all of brass.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits; with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass; and like unto these had the second pillar with network. <a href="/sep/2_kings/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was of brass: and the height of the chapiter was three cubits: the border, and the pomegranates on the chapiter round about were all of brass: and so it was with the second pillar with its border. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/25-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8785" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">The Temple Destroyed</a> …16As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure. 17<a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāḏ (Art:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">Each</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mūḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">pillar</a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: šə·mō·neh (Number-fs) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth.">was eighteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·w·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Height. From quwm; height.">tall.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">The bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/3805.htm" title="3805: wə·ḵō·ṯe·reṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Capital (of a pillar). Feminine active participle of kathar; the capital of a column.">capital</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">atop one pillar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3805.htm" title="3805: hak·kō·ṯe·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Capital (of a pillar). Feminine active participle of kathar; the capital of a column."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">was three</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ʾam·må̄h (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: wə·qō·w·maṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7639.htm" title="7639: ū·śə·ḇā·ḵāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Latticework, network. Feminine of sabak; a net-work, i.e a snare, a ballustrade; also a reticulated ornament to a pillar.">with a network</a> <a href="/hebrew/3805.htm" title="3805: hak·kō·ṯe·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Capital (of a pillar). Feminine active participle of kathar; the capital of a column."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">of bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: wə·rim·mō·nîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">pomegranates</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">The second</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: la·‘am·mūḏ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">pillar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7639.htm" title="7639: haś·śə·ḇā·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Latticework, network. Feminine of sabak; a net-work, i.e a snare, a ballustrade; also a reticulated ornament to a pillar.">with its network,</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·ḵā·’êl·leh (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">was similar.</a> 18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21-23</a> Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. / The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. / Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network. <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15-22</a> He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. / He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. / For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17</a> In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. / He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">2 Chronicles 4:12-13</a> the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); <a href="/jeremiah/27-19.htm">Jeremiah 27:19-22</a> For this is what the LORD of Hosts says about the pillars, the sea, the bases, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city, / which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. / Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: ... <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Jeremiah 28:13-14</a> “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’ / For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’” <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a> The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21</a> Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’ <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25-26</a> In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. / He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-18.htm">2 Chronicles 36:18-19</a> who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. <a href="/daniel/5-2.htm">Daniel 5:2-3</a> Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. / Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. <a href="/ezra/1-7.htm">Ezra 1:7-11</a> King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods. / Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. / This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils, ... <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Matthew 24:1-2</a> As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. / “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Mark 13:1-2</a> As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!” / “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was brass: and the height of the capital three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates on the capital round about, all of brass: and like to these had the second pillar with wreathen work.one pillar.<a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15,16</a> For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about… <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21-23</a> And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/25-16.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-16.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Capital</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Chapiter</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/39-28.htm">Decorated</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Eighteen</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-8.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">Four</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">Half</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">Height</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-42.htm">Network</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-42.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Round</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">Second</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Similar</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">Top</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Twenty-Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/39-18.htm">Wreathed</a> <a href="/exodus/39-18.htm">Wreathen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/13-8.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-19.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Capital</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Chapiter</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-23.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Decorated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-31.htm">Eighteen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-52.htm">Half</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Height</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">Network</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm">Round</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Second</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">Similar</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">Top</a> <a href="/esther/1-1.htm">Twenty-Seven</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm">Work</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-14.htm">Wreathed</a> <a href="/exodus/28-14.htm">Wreathen</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 25</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Jerusalem is besieged.</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">and carries away the treasures.</a> 18. <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">The nobles are slain at Riblah.</a> 22. <a href="/2_kings/25-22.htm">Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt.</a> 27. <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The pillars referred to here are part of the two bronze pillars named Jachin and Boaz, which stood at the entrance of Solomon's Temple (<a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15-22</a>). A cubit is generally considered to be about 18 inches, making each pillar approximately 27 feet tall. These pillars were not only architectural features but also held symbolic significance, representing strength and stability. Their destruction by the Babylonians marked the end of an era for Judah and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings about the consequences of the nation's disobedience (<a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21</a>).The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, The capital, or top part of the pillar, was intricately designed and added an additional 4.5 feet to the height of the pillar. The use of bronze, a durable and valuable metal, signifies the wealth and craftsmanship of Solomon's era. The height and grandeur of these capitals emphasized the glory and majesty of the temple, which was a central place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people.with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. Pomegranates are often associated with abundance and fertility in the Bible. The network of bronze pomegranates served both decorative and symbolic purposes, possibly representing the fruitfulness and prosperity that comes from obedience to God. This imagery is consistent with the detailed and ornate design of the temple, which was meant to reflect the beauty and holiness of God (<a href="/exodus/28-33.htm">Exodus 28:33-34</a>).The second pillar, with its network, was similar. The repetition of the design in the second pillar underscores the symmetry and order that characterized the temple's construction. This reflects the biblical theme of God's creation being orderly and harmonious. The similarity between the two pillars also highlights the consistency of God's promises and the uniformity of His covenant with Israel. The destruction of these pillars by the Babylonians symbolizes the breaking of that covenant due to the people's unfaithfulness, as foretold by the prophets (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the events of <a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a> take place, specifically during the Babylonian siege and destruction. 2. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a> The event where Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem, leading to its fall and the destruction of the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pillars_of_the_temple.htm">Pillars of the Temple</a> The two bronze pillars, Jachin and Boaz, that stood at the entrance of Solomon's Temple, symbolizing strength and stability. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> The Babylonian king responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. 5. <a href="/topical/s/solomon's_temple.htm">Solomon's Temple</a> The temple built by King Solomon, which was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_strength_and_stability.htm">Symbolism of Strength and Stability</a> The pillars, Jachin and Boaz, symbolize God's strength and stability. In times of personal or communal destruction, believers can find strength in God's unchanging nature. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The destruction of the temple serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The fall of Jerusalem and the temple illustrates God's sovereignty in executing judgment. Believers are reminded of the importance of aligning with God's will. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_destruction.htm">Hope Beyond Destruction</a> Despite the physical destruction, God's promises endure. Believers can find hope in God's faithfulness and the promise of spiritual restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_as_a_foreshadowing.htm">The Temple as a Foreshadowing</a> The physical temple foreshadows the spiritual temple, the body of Christ. Believers are called to be living stones, building up the spiritual house of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 25</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_jachin_and_boaz_pillars.htm">What are the Jachin and Boaz pillars?</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_17_25__lions_targeting_settlers.htm">2 Kings 17:25 - How plausible is the account of lions specifically targeting the new settlers for religious reasons?</a> <a href="/q/why_highlight_temple_items'_fate_in_jer_52_17-23.htm">Why does Jeremiah 52:17-23 emphasize the dismantling of the temple furnishings despite some sources suggesting different fates for these items?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_samuel_3_2-5_allow_polygamy.htm">2 Samuel 3:2-5: Why does this passage allow David's polygamy despite Deuteronomy 17:17 warning against multiplying wives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) Three cubits.--An error of transcription for five. Five cubits was the height of the capital according to <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm" title="And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set on the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits:">1Kings 7:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm" title="And a capital of brass was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capitals round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like to these.">Jeremiah 52:22</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm" title="Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.">2Chronicles 3:15</a>.The wreathen work.--Lattice-work (<a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm" title="And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.">1Kings 7:17</a>).With wreathen work.--Upon the lattice-work. Thenius says this is the residuum of a sentence preserved in Jeremiah--namely, "And the pomegranates were ninety and six towards the outside; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the lattice-work round about" (<a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm" title="And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates on the network were an hundred round about.">Jeremiah 52:23</a>). Our text is, at any rate, much abridged. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - The height of the one pillar wee eighteen cubits (comp. <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21</a>, in which latter place an even more elaborate account of the pillars is given), and the chapiter upon it was brass; rather, and there was a chapiter (or capital) upon it of brass - and the height of the chapiter three cubits. The measure given, both in <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">1 Kings 7:16</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Jeremiah 52:22</a>, is "five cubits," which is generally regarded as correct; but the proportion of 3 to 18, or one-sixth, is far more suitable for a capital than that of 5 to 18, or between a third and a fourth. And the wreathen work - rather, and there was wreathen work, or network - and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass (comp. <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">1 Kings 7:18, 19</a>): and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. The ornamentation of the second pillar was the same as that of the first (see <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Jeremiah 52:22</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/25-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Each הָאֶחָ֗ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first pillar הָעַמּ֣וּד (hā·‘am·mūḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> A column, a stand, platform was eighteen שְׁמֹנֶה֩ (šə·mō·neh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8083.htm">Strong's 8083: </a> A cardinal number, eight, eighth cubits אַמָּ֜ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base tall. קוֹמַ֣ת ׀ (qō·w·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> Height The bronze נְחֹשֶׁת֮ (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base capital וְכֹתֶ֨רֶת (wə·ḵō·ṯe·reṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3805.htm">Strong's 3805: </a> The capital of a, column atop [one pillar] עָלָ֥יו ׀ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against was three שָׁלֹ֣שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice cubits אַמּוֹת֒ (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base high, וְקוֹמַ֣ת (wə·qō·w·maṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> Height with a network וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה (ū·śə·ḇā·ḵāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7639.htm">Strong's 7639: </a> A net-work, a snare, a ballustrade, a reticulated ornament to a, pillar of bronze נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base pomegranates וְרִמֹּנִ֧ים (wə·rim·mō·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit all הַכֹּ֣ל (hak·kōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every around. סָבִ֖יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around The second הַשֵּׁנִ֖י (haš·šê·nî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> Second (an ordinal number) pillar, לַֽעַמּ֥וּד (la·‘am·mūḏ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> A column, a stand, platform with its network, הַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ (haś·śə·ḇā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7639.htm">Strong's 7639: </a> A net-work, a snare, a ballustrade, a reticulated ornament to a, pillar was similar. וְכָאֵ֛לֶּה (wə·ḵā·’êl·leh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 25:17 The height of the one pillar was (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/25-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 25:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 25:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>