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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the final furnishing of Solomon’s temple, detailing the placement of sacred objects within the completed structure. The passage lists the lampstands immediately after describing the washing basins and before listing the tables.
The words — The verb וַיַּעַשׂ (va.ya'as) denotes the active fabrication of the objects, while מְנֹרֹת הַזָּהָב (menorot ha-zahav) specifies their material. The phrase כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם (ke-mishpatam) indicates the items were constructed according to a prescribed pattern or ordinance.
The thread — The five-and-five placement pattern recurs in the description of the washing basins in 2 Chronicles 4:6 and the ten tables in 2 Chronicles 4:8. A parallel arrangement of ten gold lampstands appears in 1 Kings 7:49, where they stand in front of the inner sanctuary rather than inside it.
Why it lands — The verse documents the precise, symmetrical layout of temple furnishings without offering theological commentary. It requires the reader to note the deliberate order and measured execution of the sanctuary's equipment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
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 7:49 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;
- 1 Chronicles 28:12 The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,
- John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- 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;
- 1 Chronicles 28:19 “All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
- 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?”
- Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
- Hebrews 8:5 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”