1 Chronicles 28:15

the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;

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Study note

Setting — David addresses his son Solomon and the assembled officials of Israel, delivering final architectural and furnishing specifications for the temple before his death.

The words — The Hebrew מִשְׁקָל (mishqal) means "measured weight," paired with לְמְנוֹרֹת (le-menorot, "for the lampstands") to indicate that every component, gold and silver alike, required exact quantification.

The thread — This inventory of measured materials continues the pattern established in 1 Chronicles 28:14 and resumes in 1 Chronicles 28:16 with the silver tables, while the lampstand designs themselves are first detailed in Exodus 25:31 and later installed in 2 Chronicles 4:7.

Why it lands — The text records precise weight allocations for each lampstand and lamp before drawing any conclusion, showing that the passage demands exact obedience in preparing sacred objects rather than offering theological commentary.

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The Hebrew words

וּמִשְׁקָ֞לu./mish.Kaland/ [the] weight לִמְנֹר֣וֹתli/m.no.Rotof/ [the] lampstands of הַזָּהָ֗בha./za.Hav<the>/ gold וְנֵרֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve./ne.ro.tei./Hemand/ lamps/ their זָהָ֔בza.Havgold בְּמִשְׁקַל־be./mish.kal-by/ weight of מְנוֹרָ֥הme.no.Raha lampstand וּמְנוֹרָ֖הu./me.no.Rahand/ a lampstand וְנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָve./ne.ro.Tei./haand/ lamps/ its וְלִמְנֹר֨וֹתve./li/m.no.Rotand/ of/ [the] lampstands of הַכֶּ֤סֶףha./Ke.sef<the>/ silver בְּמִשְׁקָל֙be./mish.Kalby/ weight לִמְנוֹרָ֣הli/m.no.Rahof/ a lampstand וְנֵרֹתֶ֔יהָve./ne.ro.Tei./haand/ lamps/ its כַּעֲבוֹדַ֖תka./'a.vo.Dataccording to/ [the] service of מְנוֹרָ֥הme.no.Raha lampstand וּמְנוֹרָֽה׃u./me.no.Rahand/ a lampstand

King James Version

Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.

Cross-references

Exodus 25:31 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.
1 Kings 7:19 And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
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.
Zechariah 4:2 “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
Zechariah 4:11 Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
Revelation 1:12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
Revelation 1:20 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.