1 Kings 7:49
47 Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
48 Solomon 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;
the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
50 the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place ) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
51 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
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- BSB
- the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
- KJV
- And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
- WEB
- and the lamp stands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
- ASV
- and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
- DARBY
- and the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
- BLB
- and five lampstands on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the wick trimmers, of gold;
- ÅB
- og lysestakene, fem på høyre og fem på venstre side - foran koret - av fint gull, og blomstene på dem og lampene og lysesaksene av gull,
- OTB
- og lysestakene, fem på høyre side og fem på venstre, foran det indre helligdommen, av rent gull, med blomstene, lampene og tangene av gull;
- B1930
- og lysestakene, fem på høire og fem på venstre side - foran koret - av fint gull, og blomstene på dem og lampene og lysesaksene av gull,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 4:7
He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
Read in contextExodus 39:37
the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
Read in contextRevelation 1:20–2:1
This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Read in contextZechariah 4:11–14
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
Read in contextExodus 25:31–40
Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
Read in contextExodus 40:24–25
He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
Read in context2 Chronicles 4:20
the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
Read in contextNumbers 4:9
They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
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