1 Kings 7:49

1 Kings 7:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary); the gold floral work and lamps and tongs;
• English Standard Version (ESV)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;
• New King James Version (NKJV)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;

Context of 1 Kings 7:49

47Solomon left all the products unweighed because so much bronze was used. No one tried to determine how much the bronze weighed. 48Solomon made all the furnishings for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which the bread of the presence was placed, 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, 50dishes, snuffers, bowls, saucers, incense burners of pure gold, the gold sockets for the doors of the inner ⌞room⌟ (the most holy place), and the doors of the temple. 51All the work King Solomon did on the Lord’s temple was finished. He brought the holy things that had belonged to his father David—the silver, gold, and utensils—and put them in the storerooms of the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 7:49 word by word

וְאֶת־הַ֠מְּנֹרוֹת חָמֵ֨שׁ מִיָּמִ֜ין וְחָמֵ֧שׁ מִשְּׂמֹ֛אול לִפְנֵ֥י הַדְּבִ֖יר זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וְהַפֶּ֧רַח וְהַנֵּרֹ֛ת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the candlesticksמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• of pureסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• on the rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• on the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• with the flowersפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525
• and the lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• and the tongsמֶלְקָחַ֫יִםmelqâch malqâch · tongH4457

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:49

• Exodus 25:31“Make a lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals must be hammered out of one piece of gold.
• Exodus 37:17He made the lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals were hammered out of one piece ⌞of gold⌟.
• Exodus 39:37the pure ⌞gold⌟ lamp stand with its lamps in a row and all its utensils, the olive oil for the lamps,
• Exodus 40:24He placed the lamp stand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tent.
• 2 Chronicles 4:7Huram made ten gold lamp stands according to their specifications and put them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north side.
• Zechariah 4:1The angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me up as one might wake up someone who is sleeping.
• Matthew 5:14“You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill.
• Revelation 1:20The hidden meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lamp stands are the seven churches.
• Revelation 2:1“To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says:
• 2 Chronicles 4:20lamp stands and lamps of pure gold (to burn as directed in front of the inner room),
• Exodus 25:38The tongs and incense burners must be made of pure gold.
• Numbers 4:9“They will take a violet cloth and cover the lamp stand, as well as the lamps, tongs, trays, and all the containers for the olive oil used in the lamps.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:49

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 49See the notes to Exodus 25:31-38. The “bowls” of 1 Kings 7:50 were the “bowls” for the tables Exodus 37:16, large vases containing oil for the lamps.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 48-51Verses 48-51 Christ is now the Temple and the Builder; the Altar and the Sacrifice; the Light of our souls, and the Bread of life; able to supply all the wants of all that have applied or shall apply to him. Outward images cannot represent, words cannot express, the heart cannot conceive, his preciousness or his love. Let us come to him, and wash away our sins in his blood; let us seek for the purifying grace of his Spirit; let us maintain communion with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 48-49The gold altar replaced the incense-burning altar used in the tabernacle (Exodus 30:1–10). In the temple, ten tables and ten lampstands replaced the single table and lampstand from the tabernacle (Exodus 25:23–40). One gold table for the Bread of the Presence is mentioned. But the author of Chronicles notes ten tables, five on each side of the temple’s main room (2 Chronicles 4:8), along with ten solid gold lampstands. The bread symbolized God's provision…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4949. candlesticks of pure gold--made, probably, according to the model of that in the tabernacle, which, along with the other articles of furniture, were deposited with due honor, as sacred relics, in the temple. But these seem not to have been used in the temple service; for Solomon made new lavers, tables, and candlesticks, ten of each. (See further regarding the dimensions and furniture of the temple, in 2Ch 3:1-5:14).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:49

• Art
• Candlestick
• Carving
• Gold
• Master Workman
• Mechanic
• Temple
• Tongs

In the dictionaries

• Candlestick
• Gold
• Lamp
• Light
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• Solomon
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• Architecture
• Candlestick, the Golden
• Holy Place

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary