2 Kings 25:13

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.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 20:17 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 20:17 prophesies the Babylonian carrying away of temple treasures, fulfilled in 2 Kings 25:13.

2 Kings 16:17 Historical context

2 Kings 16:17 records King Ahaz removing panels and the sea from its oxen — a prior dismantling of the same bronze items that Babylon finishes here.

1 Kings 7:23–45 Historical context

1 Kings 7:23-45 gives the full description of the bronze sea, pillars, and stands — all the items that are later broken up and taken here.

Jeremiah 52:17-20 gives a parallel account of the bronze pillars being broken and carried away, matching 2 Kings 25:13.

Jeremiah 27:19–22 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 27:19-22 prophesies that the remaining temple vessels will be carried to Babylon, fulfilled in 2 Kings 25:13.

2 Chronicles 36:18 provides a parallel record of the temple vessels being carried to Babylon, confirming the details.

2 Chronicles 4:14–16 Historical context

2 Chronicles 4:14-16 describes the stands and their layers — identical items to those destroyed here.

2 Chronicles 4:13 Historical context

2 Chronicles 4:13 specifies the pomegranates on the pillar capitals — details of the same artifacts broken up here.

2 Chronicles 4:12 Historical context

2 Chronicles 4:12 describes the two pillars and their capitals — part of the bronze work that was destroyed here.

2 Chronicles 4:2–6 Historical context

2 Chronicles 4:2-6 describes the bronze sea and the twelve oxen — the same sea that is broken up here.

1 Kings 7:27 Historical context

1 Kings 7:27 describes the ten bronze stands Solomon made — these are the stands the Babylonians dismantle here.

1 Kings 7:15 Historical context

1 Kings 7:15 records the making of the two bronze pillars, Jachin and Boaz — the same pillars broken up and carried away here.

Ezra 1:7 Historical context

In Ezra 1:7, these same vessels are later returned by Cyrus — restoring what Nebuchadnezzar had carried away.

Isaiah 39:6 Prophetic fulfillment

In Isaiah 39:6, Isaiah prophesied that all temple treasures would be carried to Babylon — this verse records the fulfillment.

Jeremiah 20:5 Prophetic fulfillment

In Jeremiah 20:5, Jeremiah prophesied that all temple wealth would be carried to Babylon — fulfilled here.

Ezekiel 7:21 Prophetic fulfillment

In Ezekiel 7:21, Ezekiel prophesied temple treasures would be given to foreigners as plunder — fulfilled in this verse.

Lamentations 1:10 Historical context

Lamentations 1:10 poetically laments the enemy seizing the precious temple items, reflecting the event in 2 Kings 25:13.