Bible Strands
1 Kings 7:48
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;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator catalogs Solomon’s completion of the temple furnishings immediately after noting the uncountable weight of the bronze articles in the preceding verse. This statement functions as a formal inventory of sacred objects prepared for Yahweh’s house.
The words — The verb וַיַּעַשׂ (wa.ya‘as) translates as “and he made,” marking Solomon’s direct agency in crafting the items. The noun כְּלִים (ke-lim) means “utensils” or “furnishings,” referring specifically to the functional vessels designated for the sanctuary.
The thread — The golden table and Bread of the Presence reappear in Exodus 37:10 and Exodus 39:36 as components of the original tabernacle construction. Subsequent temple records in 2 Chronicles 4:8 expand this inventory to include ten additional tables arranged in the sanctuary.
Why it lands — The text lists specific materials and objects without commentary, establishing the physical requirements for Yahweh’s dwelling. Readers must acknowledge that the passage serves a documentary purpose rather than offering theological instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
Cross-references
- Exodus 37:10 He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Exodus 39:36 the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;
- 2 Chronicles 4:8 Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
- Exodus 25:23 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Exodus 30:1 “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- Exodus 37:25 He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
- Exodus 39:38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
- Exodus 40:22 Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
- Exodus 40:26 Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
- Leviticus 24:5 You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,