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,
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)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;

Context of 1 Kings 7:49

47Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined. 48Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the Lord’s temple: the golden altar; the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; 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; 50the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple. 51When all the work King Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver and gold and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries 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 lampstand of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.
• Exodus 37:17They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.
• Exodus 39:37the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the olive oil for the light;
• Exodus 40:24He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
• 2 Chronicles 4:7He 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.
• Zechariah 4:1Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep.
• Matthew 5:14“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
• Revelation 1:20The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: 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: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
• 2 Chronicles 4:20the lampstands of pure gold with their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
• Exodus 25:38Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
• Numbers 4:9“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply 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