He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
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He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
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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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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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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 6:35 And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm…
1Ki 6:35 And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered [them] with gold fitted upon the carved work.
Ver. 35. And he carved thereon, &c.] See on 1Ki 6:29.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And carved, &c. Hebrew, "and open flowers, (as ver.…
And carved, &c. Hebrew, "and open flowers, (as ver. 32) and overlaid them with gold, fitted upon the sculpture;" (Haydock) so that the shape of every thing appeared.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 35. and covered them with gold fitted upon the…
35. and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work] Here we have a definite statement of what was done, and the same is no doubt meant in 1Ki_6:32. The first verb is that which has been rendered overlaid all through the narrative. So consistency requires the same rendering here. In 2Ch_3:6 we read that precious stones, as well as gold, were used for adorning the walls.
upon the carved work] This is not a word connected with that so frequently used for ‘carving’ in these verses. So the R.V. has given graven work to mark the variation. There is no doubt that the figures on the doors were cut in the wood and in English ‘graven-work’ refers generally to metal. But see Isa_45:20; Deu_7:5, where graven images appear to have been of wood, and destructible by burning. The description here given appears to mean that the embossed and carved portions of the woodwork were covered with gold, but not the whole surface of the doors.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and…
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers The constant recurrence of the same forms is in itself a proof that they must have been significant, and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work Heb. made straight upon the engraved work. That is to say, the gold fitted closely to all the uneven and indented surface of the figures. Elsewhere, laminae were simply laid upon the level walls, etc.
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