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2 Kings 25:12-14
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12 But he[a] left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.

13 The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the Lord’s temple, as well as the movable stands and the big bronze basin called “The Sea.”[b] They took the bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took the pots, shovels,[c] trimming shears,[d] pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:12 tn Heb “the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding and contemporary English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.
  2. 2 Kings 25:13 tn Heb “the bronze pillars that were in the Lord’s house and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the Lord’s house the Babylonians broke.”sn See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.
  3. 2 Kings 25:14 sn These shovels were used to clean the altar.
  4. 2 Kings 25:14 sn These were used to trim the wicks.
  5. 2 Kings 25:14 tn Heb “with which they served [or, ‘fulfilled their duty’].”
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