He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made the ten lamp stands of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
- 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.
- 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.
- NASB Then 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.
- NLT He then cast ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given, and he put them in the Temple. Five were placed against the south wall, and five were placed against the north wall.
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He makes ten golden lampstands as prescribed and sets them in the temple, five on each side. Light is provided in God's house.
Overview
The ten golden lampstands, made according to God's ordinance, illuminated the holy place, recalling the single lampstand of the tabernacle. Their light symbolized God's presence and life among his people. This light anticipates Christ, the true light of the world, and his people who shine in him.
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- Exod 25:31–40Then 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.
- 1 Kgs 7:49the 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;
- John 8:12Once 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 Chr 28:12The 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 things,
- Zech 4:11–14Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- Heb 8:5The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
- 1 Chr 28:19“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
- Matt 5:14–16You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
- Zech 4:2–3“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
- Rev 1:20This 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 are the seven churches.
- 1 Chr 28:15the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;
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