A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits,† with network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. The second pillar also had the same, with pomegranates.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Jeremiah 52:22 in context
Jeremiah 52:19–25
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The captain of the guard took away the cups, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the spoons, and the bowls; that which was of gold, as gold, and that which was of silver, as silver.
20
They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made for the LORD’s house. The bronze of all these vessels was without weight.
21
As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness was four fingers. It was hollow.
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Selected verse
A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits,† with network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. The second pillar also had the same, with pomegranates.
23
There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.
24
The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
25
and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the middle of the city.
Source notes
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- A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
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