1 Kings 7:49
7:49 the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary (five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,
1 Kings 7:1
The Building of the Royal Palace
7:1 Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.
1 Kings 1:15
1:15 So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)
Zechariah 4:2-3
4:2 He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied,
“I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top and seven lamps, with fourteen pipes going to the lamps.
4:3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the receptacle and the other on the left.”
Zechariah 4:11-14
4:11 Next I asked the messenger, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?”
4:12 Before he could reply I asked again, “What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”
4:13 He replied, “Don’t you know what these are?” And I said, “No, sir.”
4:14 So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”
Matthew 5:14-16
5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
5:15 People
do not light a lamp and put it under a basket
but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
John 8:12
Jesus as the Light of the World
8:12 Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Revelation 1:20
1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this:
The seven stars are the angels
of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.