Bible Strands
1 Kings 7:49
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;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator catalogs Solomon’s temple furnishings immediately after listing the golden altar and table. This inventory occurs during the final documentation of materials prepared for the holy place before the ark’s installation.
The words — The text specifies מְנוֹרֹת (menorot), translated as “lampstands,” and דְּבִיר (debir), meaning “innermost room.” These terms anchor the description to the exact objects and their spatial relationship to the Most Holy Place.
The thread — The arrangement of ten lampstands is cross-referenced in 2 Chronicles 4:7, which records five on the south and five on the north. The original construction specifications for a single lampstand appear in Exodus 25:31, with its execution detailed in Exodus 37:17.
Why it lands — The verse lists the quantity, material, and placement of the lampstands without commentary. It requires the reader to observe the meticulous preparation of sacred space and to trace the continuity of worship objects across the biblical record.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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,
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.
- 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.
- Exodus 37:17 Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
- Exodus 39:37 the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
- Exodus 40:24 He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
- Numbers 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.
- 2 Chronicles 4:20 the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
- Zechariah 4:1 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
- Zechariah 4:11 Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.