📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 28:15
What does 1 Chronicles 28:15 mean?
"by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;"
— 1 Chronicles 28:15 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
and the plans of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of Yahweh’s house, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God’s house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of Yahweh’s house, and for all the vessels of service in Yahweh’s house;
of gold by weight for the gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;
by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;
and the gold by weight for the tables of show bread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver;
and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the plans for the chariot, and the cherubim that spread out and cover the ark of Yahweh’s covenant.
Explanation
First Chronicles 28:15 comes from a longer inventory in which King David hands Solomon precise specifications for the furnishings of the future temple. The verse itself is simple in content: David had determined the exact weight of gold and silver to be used for each lampstand and each lamp that would go on it. Some lampstands were to be made of gold, others of silver, and each was weighed out individually "according to the use" it would serve — meaning the amount of precious metal matched the specific function or placement of that particular lampstand within the temple.
The context is David's final public address near the end of his life (1 Chronicles 28), where he gathers the leaders of Israel and formally commissions his son Solomon to build the temple that David himself was forbidden to construct because he was a man of war. Though David was barred from building it, he was deeply invested in its preparation. He explains in verse 19 that "all this," including these detailed plans, "the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand on me" — that is, David regarded these specifications as divinely given, not merely his own architectural preferences. So this list of weights for lampstands sits within a lar
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