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the gold floral work and lamps and tongs; <a href="/nlt/1_kings/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place; the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of gold; <a href="/esv/1_kings/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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; <a href="/kjv/1_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a> the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold; <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/nasb/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/lsb/1_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/amp/1_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary); with the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold; <a href="/csb/1_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> the pure gold lampstands in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> the pure gold lampstands in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; <a href="/asv/1_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/cev/1_kings/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> ten lampstands that went in front of the most holy place; flower designs; lamps and tongs; <a href="/erv/1_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/gwt/1_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> lamp stands of pure gold (five on the south side and five on the north in front of the inner room), flowers, lamps, gold tongs, <a href="/gnt/1_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> the ten lampstands that stood in front of the Most Holy Place, five on the south side and five on the north; the flowers, lamps, and tongs; <a href="/isv/1_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> along with the lamp stands (five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary), all made of pure gold, as well as the flower blossoms, lamps, and tongs of gold, <a href="/msb/1_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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; <a href="/net/1_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a> the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary (five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, <a href="/nheb/1_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and the lampstands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/wbt/1_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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, <a href="/web/1_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a> and the lamp stands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the lampstands, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle, of refined gold, and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, <a href="/ylt/1_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the candlesticks, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle, of refined gold, and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, <a href="/slt/1_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the chandeliers, five from the right, and five from the left, before the oracle, of gold shut up; and the flower, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the golden candlesticks, five on the right hand, and five on the left, over against the oracle, of pure gold: and the flowers like lilies, and the lamps over them of gold: and golden snuffers, <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and the gold lampstands, five to the right, and five to the left, opposite the oracle, of pure gold; and likenesses of lily blossoms, with lamps above them, of gold; and gold tongs; <a href="/nabre/1_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a> the lampstands of pure gold, five to the right and five to the left before the inner sanctuary; their flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold; <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, in front of the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left before the sanctuary, the snuffers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And five menorahs of refined gold at the right and five at the left before the temple, and spoons and lamps and snuffers of gold.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the Sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; <a href="/sep/1_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he put the five candlesticks on the left, and five on the right in front of the oracle, being of pure gold, and the lamp-stands, and the lamps, and the snuffers of gold. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/7-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2776" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Completion of the Gold Furnishings</a> 48Solomon 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; 49<a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4501.htm" title="4501: ham·mə·nō·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A lampstand. Or mnorah; feminine of manowr; a chandelier.">the lampstands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">of pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/1687.htm" title="1687: had·də·ḇîr (Art:: N-ms) -- Or dbir; from dabar; the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.">of the inner sanctuary,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: mî·yā·mîn (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">on the right side</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wə·ḥā·mêš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">and five</a> <a href="/hebrew/8040.htm" title="8040: miś·śə·mō·wl (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The left. ">on the left;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">the gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/6525.htm" title="6525: wə·hap·pe·raḥ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A bud, sprout. From parach; a calyx; generally, bloom.">flowers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: wə·han·nê·rōṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">lamps,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4457.htm" title="4457: wə·ham·mel·qa·ḥa·yim (Conj-w, Art:: N-md) -- Tongs, snuffers. Or malqach; from laqach; tweezers.">and tongs;</a> 50the 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-40</a> 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. / Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. / There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. ... <a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17-24</a> 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. / Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. / There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/4-7.htm">2 Chronicles 4:7</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">2 Chronicles 4:20-22</a> the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; / the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of pure gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall. <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a> A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. <a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Revelation 1:12-13</a> Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. <a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a> From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God. <a href="/revelation/11-4.htm">Revelation 11:4</a> These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. <a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Matthew 5:15</a> Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. <a href="/mark/4-21.htm">Mark 4:21</a> Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand? <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">Luke 8:16</a> No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. <a href="/luke/11-33.htm">Luke 11:33</a> No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. <a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20-21</a> And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. / In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come. <a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Leviticus 24:2-4</a> “Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. / Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come. / He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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,the candlesticks<a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31</a> And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.<a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17</a> And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:<a href="/exodus/39-37.htm">Exodus 39:37</a> The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,before the oracle<a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">2 Chronicles 4:20</a> Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;the tongs<a href="/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38</a> And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.<a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Numbers 4:9</a> And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/25-34.htm">Candlesticks</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">Five</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-21.htm">Floral</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-42.htm">Front</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/revelation/11-4.htm">Lampstands</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">North</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">South</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-35.htm">Supports</a> <a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Tongs</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/28-15.htm">Candlesticks</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-3.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-23.htm">Five</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-21.htm">Floral</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-3.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Front</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-8.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-15.htm">Lampstands</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-11.htm">North</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-18.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-45.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-19.htm">Side</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-11.htm">South</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-12.htm">Supports</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-21.htm">Tongs</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 7</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">The building of Solomon's house</a> 2. <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Of the house of Lebanon</a> 6. <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Of the porch of pillars</a> 7. <a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Of the porch of judgment</a> 8. <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter</a> 13. <a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram's work of the two pillars,</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Of the molten sea</a> 27. <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Of the ten bases</a> 38. <a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Of the ten lavers</a> 40. <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">and all the vessels</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Gold, a symbol of purity and divinity, was used extensively in the temple's construction, reflecting the glory and holiness of God. The placement of the lampstands in front of the inner sanctuary, or the Holy of Holies, highlights their role in illuminating the path to God's presence. This mirrors the menorah in the Tabernacle, as described in <a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-40</a>, which served as a perpetual light before the Lord. The lampstands also symbolize Jesus Christ, who declared Himself the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), guiding believers into the presence of God.five on the right side and five on the left The arrangement of the lampstands, five on each side, emphasizes symmetry and balance, which are recurring themes in the design of the temple. This configuration may also represent completeness and perfection, as the number ten often signifies in biblical numerology. The positioning on both sides of the inner sanctuary suggests the all-encompassing nature of God's light, reaching out to all who seek Him. This dual placement can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the New Covenant, where both Jews and Gentiles are brought together in Christ, as Paul discusses in <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-18</a>.the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs The intricate design of the lampstands included gold flowers, lamps, and tongs, showcasing the artistry and craftsmanship dedicated to the temple. The gold flowers likely represent the almond blossoms described in the design of the Tabernacle's menorah (<a href="/exodus/25-33.htm">Exodus 25:33-34</a>), symbolizing life and resurrection. The lamps provided the necessary light, while the tongs were used for maintaining the wicks, ensuring the lamps burned continually. This attention to detail underscores the importance of worship and the care required in maintaining a relationship with God. The imagery of light and life connects to Jesus, who brings spiritual illumination and eternal life to believers (<a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who commissioned the building of the temple, a central figure in the account of 1 Kings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/temple_of_solomon.htm">Temple of Solomon</a> The holy place in Jerusalem where the Israelites worshiped God, representing God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/l/lampstands.htm">Lampstands</a> Made of pure gold, these were part of the temple furnishings, symbolizing light and guidance. 4. <a href="/topical/i/inner_sanctuary.htm">Inner Sanctuary</a> Also known as the Holy of Holies, it was the most sacred part of the temple where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. 5. <a href="/topical/h/hiram_of_tyre.htm">Hiram of Tyre</a> The craftsman who helped Solomon by providing skilled labor and materials for the temple's construction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light.htm">Symbolism of Light</a> The lampstands in the temple symbolize God's guidance and presence. As Christians, we are called to be light in the world, reflecting God's truth and love. <a href="/topical/p/purity_and_holiness.htm">Purity and Holiness</a> The use of pure gold for the lampstands signifies the purity and holiness required in worship. Our lives should reflect purity as we serve God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_detailed_instructions.htm">God's Detailed Instructions</a> The detailed description of the temple furnishings reminds us of God's attention to detail and the importance of following His instructions in our lives. <a href="/topical/c/centrality_of_worship.htm">Centrality of Worship</a> The placement of the lampstands in front of the inner sanctuary highlights the centrality of worship in the life of God's people. Worship should be at the heart of our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 7</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_lampstand's_biblical_meaning.htm">What is the biblical significance of the lampstand?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_god's_presence_everlasting_if_he_left.htm">Lamentations 2:7 - If God truly abandoned His altar and temple, how do we reconcile this with the belief that the divine presence is everlasting?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_pi_miscounted_in_1_kings_7_23.htm">Why does the Bible miscount the value of pi in 1 Kings 7:23?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_solomon's_pagan_altars.htm">1 Kings 11:7 - Is there any archaeological evidence of the pagan altars and high places that Solomon supposedly built?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(49) The candlesticks of pure gold.--Whether these ten candlesticks were to supersede the one seven- lighted candlestick made for the Tabernacle (<a href="/context/exodus/25-31.htm" title="And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.">Exodus 25:31-40</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/37-17.htm" title="And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:">Exodus 37:17-26</a>), or were to be used in addition to it, we are not told. The latter supposition is, however, far more probable, both because it seems most unlikely that the old sacred candlestick should have been disused, and because in the second Temple only the one seven-lighted candlestick was provided, and (as the sculpture on the Arch of Titus shows) was carried in the Roman triumph after the destruction of the city. (In <a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm" title="He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basins of gold.">2Chronicles 4:8</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm" title="And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables where on the show bread was set;">2Chronicles 4:19</a>, there is a mention of ten tables for shewbread, similarly ranged on each side of the Holy Place, probably in the same way, additional to the one proper table.) Josephus, in his rhetorical exaggeration, declares that Solomon made ten thousand candlesticks and ten thousand tables; but he distinguishes the one proper candlestick and table from the rest. The candlestick is elaborately described in the history of the construction of the Tabernacle, as of great costliness of material and workmanship. Placed in the Holy Place, opposite to the table of shewbread, and fed carefully with the sacred oil, it appears to have symbolised the gift of light to the world, as the shewbread the gift of life and sustenance, flowing from the presence of God.The flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs are the parts of the candlestick (mentioned in <a href="/exodus/25-31.htm" title="And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.">Exodus 25:31</a>; <a href="/context/exodus/25-37.htm" title="And you shall make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.">Exodus 25:37-38</a>); the "flowers" being the ornaments of the stem and branches, the "lamps" being the seven lights, and the "tongs" being used for trimming. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 49. - And the candlesticks [<a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-37</a>; <a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17-24</a>. According to Jewish tradition, the seven-branched candlestick was preserved in the temple in addition to the ten named here] of pure [Heb. shut] gold, five on the right side and five on the left, before the oracle ["These are said to have formed a sort of railing before the vail, and to have been connected by golden chains under which, on the day of atonement, the high priest crept" (Dict. Bib. 1:249). The idea that the ten candlesticks rested on the ten tables mentioned in the Chronicles is entirely groundless. Eleven tables would in that case have been necessary (Bahr). Besides we are distinctly told that the tables were for the shewbread (<a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19</a>), not for the candlesticks], with the flowers [ornaments of the candlestick (<a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31</a>)], and the lamps [the seven extremities of the candlestick which held the oil and the wicks (ver. 37). It is highly probable that the temple candlesticks were fashioned after that of the tabernacle], and the tongs (ib. ver. 38. Heb. two takers] of gold. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/7-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>the lampstands הַ֠מְּנֹרוֹת (ham·mə·nō·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4501.htm">Strong's 4501: </a> A chandelier of pure סָג֑וּר (sā·ḡūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> To shut up, to surrender gold זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky in front לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the inner sanctuary, הַדְּבִ֖יר (had·də·ḇîr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple) five חָמֵ֨שׁ (ḥā·mêš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five on the right [side] מִיָּמִ֜ין (mî·yā·mîn) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> The right hand, side, the south and five וְחָמֵ֧שׁ (wə·ḥā·mêš) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five on the left; מִשְּׂמֹ֛אול (miś·śə·mō·wl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8040.htm">Strong's 8040: </a> Dark, the north, the left hand the gold זָהָֽב׃ (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky flowers, וְהַפֶּ֧רַח (wə·hap·pe·raḥ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6525.htm">Strong's 6525: </a> A calyx, bloom lamps, וְהַנֵּרֹ֛ת (wə·han·nê·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> A lamp, light and tongs; וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם (wə·ham·mel·qa·ḥa·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4457.htm">Strong's 4457: </a> Tongs, snuffers <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 7:49 And the lampstands five on the right (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 7:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 7:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:50" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>