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The cups, and the fire pans, and the basins, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the spoons, and the bowls-that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,-the captain of the guard took away.

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The Sacred Plundered

Commentators meticulously list the items taken: golden candlesticks, silver basins, firepans (censers), and even spoons. These were not mere treasures but sacred vessels dedicated to the worship of God. The detailed inventory emphasizes the totality of the desecration, showing how every part of temple worship was dismantled and carried away as spoils of war.

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Jeremiah

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Jeremiah 52:18–20

19th Century

Bishop

The caldrons also, and the shovels ... — The list in 2 Kings 25:14–16 omits the basins, the caldrons, the candle…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Jeremiah 52:1–34

16th Century

Theologian

Laus Deo

Commentary on Lamentations

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John Gill

John Gill

On Jeremiah 52:19

17th Century

Pastor

And the basins
Or "bowls"; these are omitted, (2 Kings 25:15); they were of gold, ([Reference 1 Kings 7:…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Jeremiah 52:12–23

17th Century

Minister

The Chaldean army made woeful havoc. But nothing is related here as particularly as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembranc…