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The Furnishings for the House

48 Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the House of the Lord: the gold altar and the table for the Bread of the Presence, which was also gold. 49 The lampstands were placed in front of the inner room of the sanctuary, five on the south side, and five on the north. They also were made of pure gold,[a] as were the flowers, the lamps, and the gold tongs, 50 the basins, the snuffers, the sprinkling bowls, the small dishes, and the fire pans of pure gold, and the gold hinges,[b] both those for the doors of the inner sanctuary, that is, the Most Holy Place, and also those for the doors of the front room.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:49 Literally closed gold. Most translators think this means pure gold or solid gold, but it may mean gold plate.
  2. 1 Kings 7:50 The precise identification of some of these items is uncertain.

48 Solomon also made all(A) the furnishings that were in the Lord’s temple:

the golden altar;

the golden table(B) on which was the bread of the Presence;(C)

49 the lampstands(D) 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;

50 the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes(E) and censers;(F)

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.

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