1 Kings 7:51

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1 Kings 7:49–51 · Berean Standard Bible

49 the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;

50 the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place ) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

51 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

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Exodus 40:33

And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

Ezra 6:15

And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

Zechariah 4:9

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.

2 Samuel 8:7

And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 8:8

And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

2 Samuel 8:9

When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

2 Samuel 8:10

he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,

2 Samuel 8:11

and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—

1 Chronicles 18:7

And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 18:8

And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.

1 Chronicles 18:10

he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,

1 Chronicles 18:11

and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.

1 Chronicles 26:26

This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

1 Chronicles 26:27

They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 26:28

Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

1 Chronicles 28:11

Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

1 Chronicles 28:12

The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,

1 Chronicles 28:13

for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:

1 Chronicles 28:14

the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service;

1 Chronicles 28:15

the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;

1 Chronicles 28:16

the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables;

1 Chronicles 28:17

the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl;

1 Chronicles 28:18

the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 29:2

Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

1 Chronicles 29:4

three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,

1 Chronicles 29:5

for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”

1 Chronicles 29:6

Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

1 Chronicles 29:7

Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

1 Chronicles 29:8

Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

2 Chronicles 5:1

So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.