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1 Kings 6:35 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 35
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.1 Kings 6:35 · King James Version
1 Kings 6:35 in context
33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
34And 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.
35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- cherubimskᵉrûwba cherub or imaginary figureH3742 →
- flowerstsîytsproperly, glisteningH6731 →
- coveredtsâphâhto sheet overH6823 →
- carvedqâlaʻto slingH7049 →
- fittedyâsharto be straight or evenH3474 →
- treestimmôra palm-like pilasterH8561 →
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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