"And he made the candlestick {of} pure gold: {of} beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bow…" — Exodus 37:17

Exodus 37:17 · KJV

“And he made the candlestick {of} pure gold: {of} beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:”

— Exodus 37:17

Verse 16

And he made the vessels which {were} upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, {of} pure gold. {to cover...: or, to pour out withal}

Verse 18

And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

Exodus 37 — Context

And he made the staves {of} shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

And he made the vessels which {were} upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, {of} pure gold. {to cover...: or, to pour out withal}

And he made the candlestick {of} pure gold: {of} beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

Cross References

Exodus 25:31-39

And thou shalt make a candlestick {of} pure gold: {of} beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein {was} the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. {the sanctuary: or, holy}

Leviticus 24:4

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

Zechariah 4:2

And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all {of} gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which {are} upon the top thereof: {a bowl: Heb. her bowl} {seven pipes...: or, seven several pipes to the lamps}

Exodus 40:24-25

And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Philippians 2:15

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; {harmless: or, sincere} {ye shine: or, shine ye}

1 Chronicles 28:15

Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, {both} for the candlestick, and {also} for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.

Matthew 5:15

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. {a bushel: the word in the original signifieth a measure containing about a pint less than a peck}