1 Kings 7:49
And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
The verse belongs to the history of the undivided kingdom under Solomon in 1 Kings 1-11, which parallels 2 Chronicles 1-9 and is read in chronological order. It gives part of the building and furnishing of the temple, to be noted especially together with the dedication prayer, the sacrifices, and the divine answer to Solomon's prayer.
Solomon's temple was a permanent enlargement of the tabernacle plan, with its sacred vessels increased in size and number. Like the tabernacle, it had two holy places and used sacred vessels of the same kinds for the same ministry. Its arrangement and furnishings served as a pattern of the heavenly temple.
The pure gold candlesticks with their flowers, lamps, and tongs were made by men to whom God gave special wisdom for building the temple. That power of invention and skill was God-given, and like all wisdom God gives, it was given for the benefit of the masses and for the furtherance of His cause.
The golden candlesticks of the Jerusalem temple were carried to Rome and, by tradition, were thrown into the River Tiber with statues, coins, and valuable ornaments from the Roman palaces. They have lain buried for ages in the mud of the riverbed at Rome, which a revived scheme proposes to dredge in hope of recovering them.