Bible Strands
1 Kings 7:50
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator catalogs the finished gold furnishings Solomon commissioned for the temple. This inventory appears as Solomon's building project reaches completion before the items are moved to the treasuries.
The words — The term סָגוּר (sa.Gur) denotes metal refined to a state of purity, while מַחְתּוֹת (mach.Tot) refers specifically to the fire-pans used for burning incense.
The thread — The inventory of sacred vessels parallels the tabernacle instructions in Exodus 25:29 and Exodus 27:3, while the censers connect to the priestly ritual described in Leviticus 16:12.
Why it lands — The text records the exact materials and craftsmanship required for holy service, demanding precise obedience to the divine blueprint rather than human improvisation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
Cross-references
- Exodus 25:29 You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.
- Exodus 27:3 Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.
- Leviticus 16:12 Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
- Numbers 7:86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.
- 2 Chronicles 4:21 the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;