The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV The firepans and the basins, the things of solid gold and solid silver, the captain of the guard took away.
- NASB The captain of the bodyguards also took away the firepans and the basins, what was fine gold and what was fine silver.
- NLT The captain of the guard also took the incense burners and basins, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver.
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Quick answer
The captain of the guard also took the gold and silver temple articles. The most precious sacred items were carried away as Babylon's plunder.
Overview
Nebuzaradan personally took the fire pans and basins made of gold and silver, the costliest of the temple's furnishings. The careful note that gold was taken as gold and silver as silver shows these were treated as valuable spoil, not merely scrap. The stripping of the sanctuary fulfilled the prophets' warnings and exposed the emptiness of trusting in ritual without obedient faith.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Dan 5:2–3Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
- 1 Kgs 7:48–51Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
- Ezra 1:9–11This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils,
- Num 7:13–14His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- Exod 37:23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
- 2 Chr 24:14When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada to make with it the articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
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