16 The two pillars, the one Sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord[a](A)the bronze of all these articles was too heavy to weigh. 17 (B)The height of the one pillar was [b]eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was [c]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.

18 Then the captain of the bodyguards took (C)Seraiah the chief priest and (D)Zephaniah the second priest, with the three [d]doorkeepers.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:16 Lit there was no weight for the bronze of
  2. 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 ft. or 8 m
  3. 2 Kings 25:17 About 4.5 ft. or 1.3 m
  4. 2 Kings 25:18 Lit keepers of the threshold

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