KJV King James Version
And the firepans, and the bowls, [and] such things as [were] of gold, [in] gold, and of silver, [in] silver, the captain of the guard took away.
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2 Kings 25:15
And the firepans, and the bowls, [and] such things as [were] of gold, [in] gold, and of silver, [in] silver, the captain of the guard took away.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
WEB World English Bible
The captain of the guard took away the fire pans, the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.
ASV American Standard Version
And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the fire-pans, and the bowls that are wholly of silver, hath the chief of the executioners taken.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 25
12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land [to be] vinedressers and husbandmen.
13 And the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
15 And the firepans, and the bowls, [and] such things as [were] of gold, [in] gold, and of silver, [in] silver, the captain of the guard took away.
16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 The height of the one pillar [was] eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it [was] brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
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וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּחְתּוֹת֙H4289 · mach.tahcenserוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתH4219 · miz.raqbowlאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichזָהָב֙H2091 · za.havgoldזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldוַאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichכֶּ֖סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyכָּ֑סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyלָקַ֖חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeרַב־H7227 · ravmanyטַבָּחִֽים׃H2876 · tab.bachguard
Cross-references
Daniel 5:2-3Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.2 Chronicles 24:14And when they had finished [it], they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, [even] vessels to minister, and to offer [withal], and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.Numbers 7:13-14And his offering [was] one silver charger, the weight thereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them [were] full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:1 Kings 7:48-51And Solomon made all the vessels that [pertained] unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread [was],Exodus 37:23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.Ezra 1:9-11And this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
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