1 Kings 7:49
in 1 Kings 7the 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;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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;
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,
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This verse in 1 Kings 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseCandlesticks - Which were ten, according to the number of the tables, whereas Moses made but one: whereby might be signified the progress of the light of sacred truth, which was now grown clearer than it was in Moses's time, and should shine brighter and brighter until the perfect day of gospel light.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
For just as the tables are rightly used as a type of holy Scripture because they both minister righteousness to those hungering for the bread of the word and bear the vessels of the heavenly ministry, that is, they propose for our imitation the actions …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), intimating the much greater plenty both of spiritual food and heavenly light which the gospel blesses us with than the law of Moses did our could afford.
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And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
See the notes to Exo 25:31-38. The “bowls” of 1Ki 7:50 were the “bowls” for the tables Exo 37:16, large vases containing oil for the lamps.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַ֠מְּנֹרוֹת | hamenorot | the lampstands | H4501 → | |
| חָמֵ֨שׁ | chamesh | five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| מִיָּמִ֜ין | miyamin | from [the] right | H3225 → | 140 times |
| וְחָמֵ֧שׁ | vechamesh | and five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| מִשְּׂמֹ֛אול | misemol | from [the] left | H8040 → | 54 times |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַדְּבִ֖יר | hadevir | the innermost room | H1687 → | 16 times |
| זָהָ֣ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| סָג֑וּר | sagur | pure gold | H5462 → | 91 times |
| וְהַפֶּ֧רַח | vehaperach | and the blossom | H6525 → | |
| וְהַנֵּרֹ֛ת | vehanerot | and the lamps | H5216 → | 49 times |
| וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם | vehamelkachayim | and the tongs | H4457 → | |
| זָהָֽב׃ | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַ֠מְּנֹרוֹתthe lampstands
hamenorotH4501 →
חָמֵ֨שׁfive
chameshH2568 →343 times
מִיָּמִ֜יןfrom [the] right
miyaminH3225 →140 times
וְחָמֵ֧שׁand five
vechameshH2568 →343 times
מִשְּׂמֹ֛אולfrom [the] left
misemolH8040 →54 times
לִפְנֵ֥י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
הַדְּבִ֖ירthe innermost room
hadevirH1687 →16 times
זָהָ֣בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
סָג֑וּרpure gold
sagurH5462 →91 times
וְהַפֶּ֧רַחand the blossom
vehaperachH6525 →
וְהַנֵּרֹ֛תand the lamps
vehanerotH5216 →49 times
וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִםand the tongs
vehamelkachayimH4457 →
זָהָֽב׃gold
zahavH2091 →389 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 4:7He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:31–40
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.
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:12
The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated…
- Revelation 1:20
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…
- Zechariah 4:11–14
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- Exodus 25:31–40
Through
Exodus 39:37the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
it leads to
- Philippians 2:15
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- Matthew 5:14–16
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
- Exodus 25:31
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.
- Philippians 2:15
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Of the Temple of Solomon 2.24.1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.