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1 Kings 6:29-35

He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside. He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside. For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall. So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. He also did so for the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall; and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.

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So Solomon built the house, and finished it. He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with cypress boards. He built twenty cubits on the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built them for it within, for an inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place. In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits. There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible. He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there. Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he covered the altar with cedar. So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold. He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold. In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits. The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form. One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub. He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house. He overlaid the cherubim with gold. He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside. He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside. For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall. So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. He also did so for the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall; and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work. He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams. The foundation of Yahweh’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv. In the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts, and according to all its specifications. So he spent seven years building it.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

    He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

    For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

    So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

    He also did so for the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;

    and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

    He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.

  • KJV King James Version

    And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

    And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

    And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

    The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

    So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

    And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

    And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without.

    And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

    And for the entrance of the Sanctuary he made doors of olive-wood, the door-posts within the frame having five angles.

    And as for the two doors of olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

    So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, within a frame four-square;

    and two doors of cypress-wood; the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

    And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.

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Cross-references (23)

  • 1 Kings 6:32 (v29) So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold.…
  • Ezekiel 41:23-25 (v34) The temple and the sanctuary had two doors. The doors had two leaves each, two turning leaves: two for the one door, and two leaves for the…
  • Hebrews 10:19-20 (v31) Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and…
  • 1 Kings 6:18 (vv29, 32) There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.
  • Exodus 36:8 (v29) All the wise-hearted men among those who did the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and…
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  • 1 Kings 5:8 (v34) Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar,…
  • 1 Kings 6:29 (v32) He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
  • 2 Chronicles 3:14 (v29) He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.
  • 2 Chronicles 4:2-5 (v29) Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim. It was round, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference. Under it…
  • Psalms 92:12-15 (v29) The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will…
  • Psalms 103:20 (v29) Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.
  • Psalms 148:2 (v29) Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army!
  • Isaiah 54:11-12 (v30) “You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with…
  • Isaiah 60:17 (v30) For bronze I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor,…
  • Luke 2:13-14 (v29) Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace,…
  • John 10:9 (v31) I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
  • John 14:6 (v31) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
  • Ephesians 3:10 (v29) to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the…
  • Ephesians 3:18 (v31) may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,
  • Revelation 5:11-14 (v29) I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was…
  • Revelation 7:9 (v29) After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and…
  • Revelation 21:18-21 (v30) The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass. The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv32, 34 So that the fashion of the carved work might…

So that the fashion of the carved work might still appear.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv29–35 1Ki 6:29 And he carved all the walls of…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv29, 31, 33 Carved figures of cherubims, as signs of the presence…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv29–34 So also made he for the door of the…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv29, 31 Cherubim - As signs of the presence and protection…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv31–32 1Ki 6:31. The lintel and side-posts were a fifth…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv29, 31, 32, 33, 34 Palms, cherubs, and flowers - the main decorations of…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv29, 31, 32, 34, 35 And divers, &c. Hebrew, "and open (full-blown) flowers within…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v31 for the entering of the oracle--The door of the…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv29, 31, 32, 33, 34 29. Cherubim and palm trees and open flowers —…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 29. within and without] Both here and in the…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv29, 31, 32 (29) And he carved.—If we take this literally, we…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv29–35 And he carved all the walls of the house…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v29 Carved figures of cherubim and palm trees, and open…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv29, 31, 33 He carved ... Solomon overlaid
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