"And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, w…" — 1 Kings 6:29

1 Kings 6:29 · KJV

“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. {open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers}”

— 1 Kings 6:29

Verse 28

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

Verse 30

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

1 Kings 6 — Context

And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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 midst of the house. {they...: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings}

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

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. {open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers}

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}. {a fifth...: or, fivesquare}

Cross References

1 Kings 6:32

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. {two...: or, leaves of the doors} {open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers}

Psalms 92:12-15

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Psalms 103:20

Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. {that excel...: Heb. mighty in strength}

2 Chronicles 4:2-5

Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. {from...: Heb. from his brim to his brim}

2 Chronicles 3:14

And he made the vail {of} blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon. {wrought: Heb. caused to ascend}

Luke 2:13-14

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Revelation 7:9

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Ephesians 3:10

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly {places} might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

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