2 Kings 25 · Verse 13

2 Kings 25:13

And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
2 Kings 25:13, King James Version

2 Kings 25:13 in other translations

BSBMoreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
WEBThe Chaldeans broke up the pillars of bronze that were in the LORD’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in the LORD’s house, and carried the bronze pieces to Babylon.
ASVAnd the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
YLTAnd the pillars of brass that are in the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the sea of brass, that is in the house of Jehovah, have the Chaldeans broken in pieces, and bear away their brass to Babylon.
DARBYAnd the brazen pillars that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of Jehovah, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried the brass thereof to Babylon.
BBEAnd the brass pillars in the house of the Lord, and the wheeled bases, and the great brass water-vessel in the house of the Lord, were broken up by the Chaldaeans, who took the brass to Babylon.
WebsterAnd the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

What does 2 Kings 25:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 25:8-18

8-18. on the seventh day of the month ... came Nebuzar-adan--(compare Jr 52:12). In attempting to reconcile these two passages, it must be supposed either that, though he had set out on the seventh, he did not arrive in Jerusalem till the tenth, or that he did not put his orders in execution till that day. His office as captain of the guard (Ge 37:36; 39:1) called him to execute the awards of justice on criminals…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 25:8-21

The city and temple were burnt, and, it is probable, the ark in it. By this, God showed how little he cares for the outward pomp of his worship, when the life and power of religion are neglected. The walls of Jerusalem were thrown down, and the people carried captive to Babylon. The vessels of the temple were carried away. When the things signified were sinned away, what should the signs stand there for? It was…

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2 Kings 25:13 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.Dei[the] pillars ofH5982
הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shet<the> bronzeH5178
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בֵּית\־beit-[were] [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְֽאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתha.me.kho.Notthe standsH4350
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
יָ֧םyam[the] sea ofH3220
הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shet<the> bronzeH5178
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּבֵית\־be.veit-[was] in [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
שִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.Ruthey brokeH7665
כַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778
וַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'Uand they carriedH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םne.chush.Tambronze theirH5178
בָּבֶֽלָה\׃ba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894

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Cross references for 2 Kings 25:13

  • 2 Chronicles 36:18

    And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.

  • Lamentations 1:10

    The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

  • Jeremiah 52:17-20

    Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away. The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

  • 2 Kings 20:17

    Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 7:15

    For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

  • Jeremiah 27:19-22

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city, Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; Yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem; They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

  • Exodus 27:3

    And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

  • 2 Chronicles 4:2-6

    Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast. It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. …

  • 1 Kings 7:23-45

    And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. …

  • 2 Chronicles 4:12-16

    To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; One sea, and twelve oxen under it. …

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the.
20:17; 2Ch 36:18; Jer 27:19-22; 52:17-20; La 1:10
pillars.
Ex 27:3; 1Ki 7:15,27; 2Ch 4:12,13
bases.
1Ki 7:23-45; 2Ch 4:2-6,14-16

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Context

  • 2 Kings 25:12

    But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

  • 2 Kings 25:13

    And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

  • 2 Kings 25:14

    And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

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2 Kings 25:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y quebraron los Caldeos las columnas de bronce que estaban en la casa de Jehová, y las basas, y el mar de bronce que estaba en la casa de Jehová, y llevaron el metal de ello á Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les Chaldéens brisèrent les colonnes d’airain qui étaient devant la maison de l’ Éternel, et les bases, et la mer d’airain qui était dans la maison de l’ Éternel, et en emportèrent l’airain à Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die ehernen Säulen, die am Hause Jehovas waren, und die Gestelle und das eherne Meer, die im Hause Jehovas waren, zerschlugen die Chaldäer und führten das Erz davon nach Babel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Columnas autem æreas quæ erant in templo Domini, et bases, et mare æreum quod erat in domo Domini, confregerunt Chaldæi, et transtulerunt æs omne in Babylonem.