2 Kings 25:14

14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.

2 Kings 25:14 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
14 And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service,
NLT
14 They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, ladles, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple.
MSG
14 They also took the various bronze-crafted liturgical accessories used in the services of Temple worship,
CSB
14 They also took the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the dishes, and all the bronze articles used in [temple] service.

2 Kings 25:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 25:14

(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:13)

2 Kings 25:14 In-Context

12 But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
13 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the LORD and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.
15 The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.
16 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the LORD, was more than could be weighed.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Numbers 7:14
  • 2. Exodus 27:3; S 2 Kings 24:13; Ezra 1:7; 1 Kings 7:47-50
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