Jeremiah 52:20

20 As for the two pillars, the one sea, ¹the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea,^[a] and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the LORD, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight.

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Jeremiah 52:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:20

The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls
The two pillars of Jachin and Boaz before mentioned, and the molten or brasen sea, with the twelve bulls or oxen the sea stood upon, ( 1 Kings 7:25 ) ; that [were] under the bases;
or "by the bases", as Jarchi; or rather, "that were instead of bases" ^F4; for the twelve oxen were the bases on which the molten sea stood: which King Solomon had made in the house of the Lord;
this is mentioned to show that these were the selfsame pillars, sea, and oxen, and other vessels, that Solomon made, that were now carried away; for though Ahaz took down the sea from off the brasen oxen, and put it on a pavement of stones, yet it seems not to have been destroyed; and might be restored to its proper place by Hezekiah, or some other prince; the brass of all these vessels was without weight;
there was no weight sufficient to weigh them; the weight of them could not very well be told; they were so heavy, that in Solomon's time the weight of them was not taken, when they were placed in the temple, so neither when they were taken away, ( 1 Kings 7:47 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F4 (twnkmh txt rva) "qui erant in loco basium", Piscator,

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 52:20 In-Context

18 And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the basins and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service;

19 also the small bowls and the fire pans and the basins and the pots and the lampstands and the dishes for incense and the bowls for drink offerings. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver.

20 As for the two pillars, the one sea, the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the LORD, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight.

21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow.

22 On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates.

Cross References 1

1. 1 Kings 7:25, 44

Footnotes 1

[a]. Hebrew lacks the sea

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