2 Chronicles 4:7

2 Chronicles 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He made ten gold lampstands according to the specifications for them and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made ten golden lampstands as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he made ten lampstands of gold according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

Context of 2 Chronicles 4:7

5It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons. 6He made ten washing basins; he put five on the south side and five on the north side. In them they rinsed the items used for burnt sacrifices; the priests washed in “The Sea.” He made ten gold lampstands according to specifications and put them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left. 8He made ten tables and set them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left. He also made one hundred gold bowls. 9He made the courtyard of the priests and the large enclosure and its doors; he plated their doors with bronze.

2 Chronicles 4:7 word by word

וַ֠יַּעַשׂ אֶת־מְנֹר֧וֹת הַזָּהָ֛ב עֶ֖שֶׂר כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑ם וַיִּתֵּן֙ בַּֽהֵיכָ֔ל חָמֵ֥שׁ מִיָּמִ֖ין וְחָמֵ֥שׁ מִשְּׂמֹֽאול׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• candlesticksמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• according to their formמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: ruleH4941
• and setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• in the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• on the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · right: southH3225
• on the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · left: northH8040

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:7

• 1 Kings 7:49the 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,
• 1 Chronicles 28:15for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand,
• Zechariah 4:2He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top and seven lamps, with fourteen pipes going to the lamps.
• Matthew 5:14You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
• John 8:12Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
• Revelation 1:20The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
• Exodus 25:31“You are to make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand is to be made of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms are to be from the same piece.
• 1 Chronicles 28:12He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the Lord’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.
• Hebrews 8:5The place where they serve is a sketch and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary, just as Moses was warned by God as he was about to complete the tabernacle. For he says, “See that you make everything according to the design shown to you on the mountain.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7According to their form - Rather, “after their manner” (compare 2 Chronicles 4:20). There is no allusion to the shape of the candlesticks, which were made, no doubt, after the pattern of the original candlestick of Moses.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The seven lights on each of the ten gold lampstands might have represented the Pleiades. This is a cluster of stars symbolized by seven dots in ancient Mesopotamia (compare Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. ten candlesticks--(See on 1Ki 7:49). The increased number was not only in conformity with the characteristic splendor of the edifice, but also a standing emblem to the Hebrews, that the growing light of the word was necessary to counteract the growing darkness in the world [Lightfoot].Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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
• EGW Writings