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47 There were so many bronze things that Solomon never bothered to weigh them, and no one ever knew how much bronze was used.

48 (A) Solomon gave orders to make the following temple furnishings out of gold: the altar; the table that held the sacred loaves of bread;[a] 49 (B) ten lampstands that went in front of the most holy place; flower designs; lamps and tongs;

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Footnotes

  1. 7.48 sacred loaves of bread: This bread was offered to the Lord and was a symbol of the Lord's presence in the temple. It was put out on a special table, and was replaced with fresh bread each week (see Leviticus 24.5-9).

47 Solomon left all these things unweighed,(A) because there were so many;(B) the weight of the bronze(C) was not determined.

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

the golden altar;

the golden table(E) on which was the bread of the Presence;(F)

49 the lampstands(G) 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;

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