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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 7:48-51

Here is, 1. The making of the gold work of the temple, which it seems was done last, for with it the work of the house of God ended. All within doors was gold, and all made new (except the ark, with its mercy-seat and cherubim), the old being either melted down or laid by?the golden altar, table, and candlestick, with all their appurtenances. The altar of incense was still one, for Christ and his intercession are so: but he made ten golden tables, 2 Chron. 4:8 (though here mention is made of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 7:48

And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord ,.... That is, he ordered them to be made, even all that were in the tabernacle of Moses; all were newly made, excepting the ark, mercy seat, and cherubim: the altar of gold ; the altar of incense, which was made of cedar, covered with gold, 1 Kings 6:20 , hence called the golden altar, Revelation 8:3 . and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was ; this includes all the tables, for there were ten of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 7:49

And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle ,.... These stood in the holy place, where the shewbread tables did, right before the holy of holies; there were ten of these as of them, which were placed, as the same Jewish writers say, not on the right and left of the temple, but on the right and left of Moses's candlestick, which stood on the south side, Exodus 40:24 , these may denote the greater degree of spiritual light in the church... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 7:50

And the bowls ,.... To keep the oil in: and the snuffers ; to trim the lamps with; though some interpret the word of musical instruments, as the Targum, of psalteries: and the basins ; which were to receive the blood of the sacrifices; and, Ben Gersom thinks, particularly the blood of those that were brought into the sanctuary, see Hebrews 13:11 , there were an hundred of them, 2 Chronicles 4:8 . and the spoons ; which held the incense: and the censers of pure gold ; with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:48

And Solomon made all the vessels which pertained unto [neither word in Heb.] the house of the Lord: the altar of gold [the altar of incense. See on 1 Kings 6:20 , 1 Kings 6:22 ] and the table of gold [The Heb. shows the meaning to be, He made the table out of gold, not "He made the golden table," as Keil. 2 Chronicles 4:8 (cf. 2 Chronicles 4:19 and 1 Chronicles 28:16 ) speaks of ten tables] whereupon the shewbread was. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 7:49

And the candlesticks [ Exodus 25:31-37 ; Exodus 37:17-24 . According to Jewish tradition, the seven-branched candlestick was preserved in the temple in addition to the ten named here] of pure [Heb. shut ] gold, five on the right side and five on the left, before the oracle ["These are said to have formed a sort of railing before the vail, and to have been connected by golden chains under which, on the day of atonement, the high priest crept" (Dict. Bib. 1:249). The idea that the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:48

See the note to 1 Kings 6:20 and notes at 2 Chronicles 4:19-22. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 7:49-50

See the notes to Exodus 25:31-38. The “bowls” of 1 Kings 7:50 were the “bowls” for the tables Exodus 37:16, large vases containing oil for the lamps. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 7:48

1 Kings 7:48. All the vessels that pertained to the house of the Lord Such as God, by the mouth of Moses, had commanded to be made for his house and service, and such as Moses had made for the tabernacle; only these for the temple were larger, richer, and more in number; according to the difference, as to size and splendour, between the temple and the tabernacle, and between Solomon’s vast riches and the poverty of Moses and the Israelites in the wilderness. The altar of gold That is,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 7:49

1 Kings 7:49. And the candlesticks 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. Of pure gold Of massy and fine gold. Before the oracle In the holy place. Flowers Wrought upon the candlesticks, as had formerly been the case. Tongs of gold ... read more

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