Ver. 18-21. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest The sagan, or deputy priest, who officiated for the high priest, when by any means he was rendered unfit and incapable; so Joseph, the son of Ellem, as Josephus F24 relates, officiated for Matthias, when defiled with a nocturnal pollution; and seven days before the day of atonement they always substituted one under the high priest, lest anything of this kind should happen to him F25. From hence, to the end of ( 2 Kings 25:21 ) the account is the same as in ( Jeremiah 52:25-27 ) , only here in ( 2 Kings 25:19 ) it is said, that five men that were in the king's presence were taken, there seven men; to account for which, (See Gill on Jeremiah 52:25).
FOOTNOTES:
F24 Antiqu. l. 17. c. 6. sect. 4. F25 Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1.
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2 Reis 25:18 In-Context
16
As duas colunas, o tanque e os suportes, que SalomĂŁo fizera para o templo do SENHOR, eram mais do que podia ser pesado.
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Cada coluna tinha oito metros e dez centĂmetros de altura. O capitel de bronze no alto de cada coluna tinha um metro e trinta e cinco centĂmetros de altura e era decorado com uma fileira de romĂŁs de bronze ao redor.
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O comandante da guarda levou como prisioneiros o sumo sacerdote SeraĂas, Sofonias, o segundo sacerdote, e os trĂŞs guardas da porta.