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

47However, Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be determined. 48Solomon also made all the furniture that was in the house of the Lord: the golden altar and the golden table on which was set the bread of the Presence; 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; 50also the cups, the shears, the bowls, the ladles, and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the house, that is, for the main room, of gold. 51So all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the offerings vowed by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.

1 Kings 7:49 word by word

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

• and the lampstandsמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• on the rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• sideיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• on the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• in frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the innerדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• the flowersפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525
• the lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• and the tongsמֶלְקָחַ֫יִםmelqâch malqâch · tongH4457

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:49

• Exodus 25:31“Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base and its shaft, are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
• Exodus 37:17Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
• Exodus 39:37the pure gold lampstand, with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;
• Exodus 40:24Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.
• 2 Chronicles 4:7Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them, and he set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.
• Zechariah 4:1Then the angel who had been speaking with me returned and woke me, like a person who is awakened from his sleep.
• Matthew 5:14“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
• Revelation 1:20As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
• Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
• 2 Chronicles 4:20the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed;
• Exodus 25:38Its tongs and its trays shall be of pure gold.
• Numbers 4:9Then they shall take a violet cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all its oil containers, by which they attend to it;

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