2 Chronicles 4:7
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. 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.
The verse records ten candlesticks of gold set in the temple, five on the right hand and five on the left, standing in the holy place or first apartment. This was an increase over the wilderness tabernacle, which had a single seven-branched candlestick. The multiplication illustrates how the temple enlarged the tabernacle's plan, with sanctuary vessels increased in size and number for the temple service. The candlesticks stood on separate tables and shed light in the holy place, which was otherwise dark apart from small wall openings.
Like the tabernacle, Solomon's temple was built with two holy places, had sacred vessels of the same kinds, and carried on the same ministry, so its plan and worship corresponded to the tabernacle. The temple and its arrangement served as a pattern of the heavenly temple, which also has two holy places.
If each of the ten candlesticks had seven branches, they may be connected with the seventy elders of Israel.