2 Chronicles 4:21

And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

Cross-reference

Exodus 25:31-40 provides the original pattern for the golden lampstand with its flowers and lamps, which Solomon’s temple replicates.

Exodus 37:20 specifies the almond-blossom flowers on the lampstand, matching the 'flowers' in the temple's lampstand.

Exodus 25:38 describes the tongs for the lampstand, parallel to the 'tongs' in this verse.

1 Kings 7:50 lists similar gold temple vessels — basins, snuffers, firepans — directly paralleling this inventory.

Ezra 1:9 Historical context

Ezra 1:9 records the return of temple vessels from exile, echoing the original furnishings listed here.