1 Kings 7:48-51

Completion of the Gold Furnishings

48 Solomon also made all the equipment in the Lord's temple: the gold altar; the gold table that the bread of the Presence was placed on;^[a]

49 the pure gold lampstands in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left;^[b] the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;

50 the pure gold ceremonial bowls, wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, ladles,^[c] and firepans; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the most holy place) and for the doors of the temple sanctuary.

51 So all the work King Solomon did in the Lord's temple was completed. Then Solomon brought in the consecrated things of his father David^[d]-the silver, the gold, and the utensils-and put them in the treasuries of the Lord's temple.^[e]

1 Kings 7:48-51 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7

This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1Ki 7:1-12; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1Ki 7:13-22; of the molten sea, 1Ki 7:23-26; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1Ki 7:27-39; with other utensils and ornaments, 1Ki 7:40-51.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lv 24:5-9
• [b]. 2 Ch 4:7
• [c]. Or dishes, or spoons; lit palms
• [d]. 2 Sm 8:11
• [e]. 2 Ch 4:19-5:1