2 Chronicles 4:7

Translations

Modern

He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

Traditional

And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

Literal

And he made ten lampstands of gold according to their ordinance and set them in the temple, five on the right and five on the left.

Latin

Fecit autem et candelabra aurea decem secundum speciem qua jussa erant fieri: et posuit ea in templo, quinque a dextris, et quinque a sinistris.

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English

He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

Notes

2 Chronicles 4:7

The seven lights on each of the ten gold lampstands might have represented the Pleiades. This is a cluster of stars symbolized by seven dots in ancient Mesopotamia (compare Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8).

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