2 Raja-raja 24:13

24:13 Nebuchadnezzar ¹  took from there all the riches in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace. He removed all the gold items which King Solomon of Israel had made for the Lord’s temple, just as the Lord had warned.

2 Raja-raja 25:9

25:9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. ² 

2 Raja-raja 25:13-16

25:13 The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the Lord’s temple, as well as the movable stands and the big bronze basin called the “The Sea.” ³  They took the bronze to Babylon. 25:14 They also took the pots, shovels, ⁴  trimming shears, ⁵  pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests. ⁶  25:15 The captain of the royal guard took the golden and silver censers ⁷  and basins. 25:16 The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the Lord’s temple – including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under “The Sea,” ⁸  and the movable stands – was too heavy to be weighed.

[24:13]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nebuchadnezzar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:9]  ² tn Heb “and every large house he burned down with fire.”

[25:13]  ³ sn See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

[25:14]  ⁴ sn These shovels were used to clean the altar.

[25:14]  ⁵ sn These were used to trim the wicks.

[25:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “with which they served [or, ‘fulfilled their duty’].”

[25:15]  ⁷ sn These held the embers used for the incense offerings.

[25:16]  ⁸ tc The MT lacks “the twelve bronze bulls under ‘the Sea,’” but these words have probably been accidentally omitted by homoioarcton. The scribe’s eye may have jumped from the וְהָ (vÿha-) on וְהַבָּקָר (vÿhabbaqar), “and the bulls,” to the וְהָ on וְהַמְּכֹנוֹת (vÿhammÿkhonot), “and the movable stands,” causing him to leave out the intervening words. See the parallel passage in Jer 52:20.