22 The buds, the branches, and the lampstand were a single piece of pure hammered gold.
23 He made seven lamps for the lampstand, and he made its tongs and trays of pure gold.
24 He used 35 kilogrammes of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its equipment.
25 He made an altar out of acacia wood, for burning incense. It was square, 45 centimetres long and 45 centimetres wide, and it was ninety centimetres high. Its projections at the four corners formed one piece with it.
26 He covered its top, all four sides, and its projections with pure gold and put a gold border round it.
27 He made two gold carrying rings for it and attached them below the border on the two sides, to hold the poles with which it was to be carried.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.