Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . rd, did the Chaldees break inpieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, andthe spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith theyministered, took they away. And the firepans, and the bowls, and such thmgs aswere of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, thecaptain of the gua
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . rd, did the Chaldees break inpieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, andthe spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith theyministered, took they away. And the firepans, and the bowls, and such thmgs aswere of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, thecaptain of the guard took away. The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solo-mon had made for the house of the Lord ; the brassof all these vessels was without weight. The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the heightof the chapiter three cubits ; and the wreathen work,and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, allof brass: and like unto these had the second pillarwith wreathen work. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chiefpriest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the threekeepers of the door: And out of the city he took an officer that was setover the men of war, and five men of them that were /^ ^.^. in the kings presence, which were found in the cityand the principal scribe of the host, which musteredthe people of the land, and threescore men of thepeople of the land that were found in the city: And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these,and brought them to the king of Babylon to Tiiblali: And the king of Babylon smote them, and slewthem at Kiblah in the land of Ilamath. So Judahwas carried away out of their land. (II. Kings, xxv1 to 21.) EETUKN FKOM THE CATTIVITT AND COIklMENCEMENT OFBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE OF ZERUBBABEL. Now ill the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, thatthe word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiahmight be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit ofCyrus king of Persia, he made a procla
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