2 Kings 25:15

Translations

Modern

The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.

Traditional

And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

Literal

And the firepans, and the sprinkling bowls, the things of pure gold and pure silver, the captain of the guards took away.

Latin

Necnon et thuribula, et phialas: quæ aurea, aurea, et quæ argentea, argentea tulit princeps militiæ,

Original

Hebrew

English

The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.

Notes

2 Kings 25:13–16

The Babylonians dismantled the temple furnishings made by Huram of Tyre and other bronze items (see 1 Kings 7:13–50) for their own use. Transporting these valuable items to Babylon was a major task. They took everything valuable (see also Jeremiah 52:17–23).

2 Kings 24:1–25:21

Nebuchadnezzar II attacked Judah at least three times, in 605 BC, 597 BC, and 586 BC.

He took treasures from Jerusalem and captured people to bring to Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:1, 10–17; 25:1–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II Canaanite Religion Famine God’s Anger God’s Judgment of His People Making Sense of the Exile Promised Land The Collapse of Culture The Dangers of Sin

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Daniel 5:2–3
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.
1 Kings 7:48–51
Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
2 Chronicles 24:14
When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
Numbers 7:13–14
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Exodus 37:23
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Ezra 1:9–11
This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils,

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