2 Chronicles 4:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;”
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“the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;”
King James Version · Public Domain“and the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the candlesticks, and their lamps, for their burning according to the ordinance, before the oracle, of gold refined;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 4:20 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 25:31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
- Exodus 25:37Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
- Exodus 27:20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- 1 Kings 6:5Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- 1 Kings 6:16He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
- 1 Kings 8:6Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- 2 Chronicles 4:7He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
- 2 Chronicles 13:11Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
- Psalms 28:2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
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