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1 Kings 6:23 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 23
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.1 Kings 6:23 · King James Version
1 Kings 6:23 in context
21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- cherubimskᵉrûwba cherub or imaginary figureH3742 →
- oracledᵉbîyrthe shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryH1687 →
- cubitsʼammâhproperly, a motherH520 →
- oliveshemengrease, especially liquidH8081 →
- madeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- treeʻêtsa treeH6086 →
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Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building. 1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot was curiously carved with knops (like eggs or apples) and flowers, no doubt as the fashion then was, Kg1 6:18. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-38