They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house. The bronze of all these vessels was without weight.
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They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house. The bronze of all these vessels was without weight.
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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.
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The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of the LORD — the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Jeremiah 52:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 7:47 Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- 2 Kings 25:16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; for the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain It was so much in quantity.
It was so much in quantity.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Solomon made two pillars, 1Ki 7:15, which, Jer 52:21,…
Solomon made two pillars, 1Ki 7:15, which, Jer 52:21, he called Jachin and Boaz; Jer 52:23, a molten sea, ten cubits broad; this, Jer 52:25, stood upon twelve oxen, and had ten bases, Jer 52:27; the making of all these took up a vast quantity of brass, as any one will easily judge, who, 1Ki 7:27, readeth the dimensions of these things.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar…
And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits,.... As in Kg1 7:15; said to be thirty five, Ch2 3:15; of the reconciliation of which; see Gill on Ch2 3:15,
and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; a thread or line of that measure encompassed each of the pillars, Kg1 7:15;
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and the thickness thereof was four fingers; either of the pillar, or the fillet about it; that is, the brass of it was four fingers thick:
it was hollow; that is, the pillar was hollow.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. See Clarke on Jer 52:18.
Verse 20. See Clarke on Jer 52:18.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain twelve brasen bulls that were under - Omitted in…
twelve brasen bulls that were under - Omitted in 2 Kings and in Jer 27:19. Probably rightly, for what is said here of their being under the bases is a mistake. The bases were under the ten lavers. The Septuagint makes sense by translating it: “the twelve brasen bulls under the sea.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Under the sea the bases, (Haydock) or bowls, which,…
Under the sea the bases, (Haydock) or bowls, which, &c.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain bulls . . . under the bases--But the bulls…
bulls . . . under the bases--But the bulls were not "under the bases," but under the sea (Kg1 7:25, Kg1 7:27, Kg1 7:38); the ten bases were not under the sea, but under the ten lavers. In English Version, "bases," therefore, must mean the lower parts of the sea under which the bulls were. Rather, translate, "the bulls were in the place of (that is, 'by way of'; so the Hebrew, Sa1 14:9), bases," or supports to the sea [BUXTORF]. So the Septuagint. Kg2 25:16 omits the "bulls," and has "and the bases"; so GROTIUS here reads "the bulls (which were) under (the sea) and the bases."
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. twelve brasen bulls that were under, etc.] There…
20. twelve brasen bulls that were under, etc.] There appears to be some confusion in the MT. In the Temple as built by Solomon the bases were under the lavers, while the twelve bulls supported the sea. (1Ki_7:25; 1Ki_7:44.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 eighteen cubits ... twelve cubits
eighteen cubits ... twelve cubits
A cubit was about 46 centimeters long. AT: "18 cubits ... 12 cubits" or "about 8.3 meters ... about 5.5 meters" (See: Biblical Distance)
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hollow
The pillars had empty space inside them.
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house of God
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