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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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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Quick answer
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 25:31–40“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lamp stand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
- 1 Kgs 7:49and the lamp stands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
- John 8:12Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- 1 Chr 28:12and the plans of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of Yahweh’s house, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
- Zech 4:11–14Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”
- Heb 8:5who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, even as Moses was warned by God when he was about to make the tabernacle, for he said, “See, you shall make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.”
- 1 Chr 28:19“All this”, said David, “I have been made to understand in writing from Yahweh’s hand, even all the works of this pattern.”
- Matt 5:14–16You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
- Zech 4:2–3He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;
- Rev 1:20the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.
- 1 Chr 28:15by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;
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