1 Kings 6:23

1 Kings 6:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
• New International Version (NIV)For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim out of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

Context of 1 Kings 6:23

21Solomon covered all the walls inside the temple with gold. He also hung gold chains across the entrance to the Most Holy Place. He covered everything there with gold. 22So he covered everything inside the whole temple with gold. That included the altar that was inside the Most Holy Place. Solomon used olive wood to make models of two cherubs to stand in the Most Holy Place. Each cherub was 4.4 metres tall. 24The first cherub had two wings that were 2.2 metres long each. So it was 4.4 metres from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing. 25The second cherub was also 4.4 metres across its wings. The two cherubs were the same size and the same shape.

1 Kings 6:23 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדְּבִ֔יר שְׁנֵ֥י כְרוּבִ֖ים עֲצֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן עֶ֥שֶׂר אַמּ֖וֹת קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And within the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• oliveשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• highקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:23

• Genesis 3:24Then God put cherubs to be guards for the garden. God put them on the east side of the garden. There was also a sword of fire that moved quickly from side to side. As a result, nobody could go near to the tree that gives life.
• Exodus 25:18Use gold to make images of two cherubs. Use a hammer to make them the right shape. They will stand at the two ends of the lid.
• Exodus 37:7He used gold to make images of two cherubs. He used a hammer to make them the right shape. He made them to stand at the two ends of the lid.
• 2 Chronicles 3:10In the Most Holy Place, they made models of two cherubs. They covered them with gold.
• Psalms 18:10He sat on a cherub and he flew. The wind carried him as he travelled.
• Psalms 80:1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph's family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory!
• Isaiah 37:16‘Lord Almighty, you are Israel's God. You sit on your throne between the cherubs. Only you are the God who rules all the kingdoms in the world. You have made the heavens and the earth.
• Ezekiel 10:2The Lord said to the man who was wearing linen clothes, ‘Go between the wheels that are under the cherubs. Pick up some of the hot coals that are burning among the cherubs. Fill your hands with them. Then throw them everywhere over the city.’ Then the man did this, as I watched him.
• Hebrews 1:14So we see that all the angels are spirits who serve God. God sends them as his servants to help the people that he will save.
• 1 Peter 1:12God showed his prophets that his messages about these things were not really to help them. Instead, God sent his message to the prophets to help you. That message is the good news about Jesus Christ which you have now heard. God sent his Holy Spirit from heaven to help people to tell the good news to you. Even the angels would like to understand more about these things.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Two cherubims - The pattern of the tabernacle was followed (marginal reference), but without servile imitation. The original cherubs were entirely of gold. These, being so much larger, were of wood, merely overlaid with a golden plating. The arrangement of the wings, and the direction of the faces, seem also to have been different. Moses‘ cherubim “covered with their wings over the mercy seat;” Solomon‘s stretched out theirs to the full 1 Kings 6:27, so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-38Verses 15-38 See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical temple. It grows to a holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-28In the inner sanctuary were two cherubim (see study note on 1 Chronicles 28:18) made of olive wood and covered with gold. They stood like guards facing the door (2 Chronicles 3:13), and their wings together stretched from wall to wall. Along with the two smaller cherubim facing each other on top of the ark (Exodus 25:17–21), they represented the powerful presence of the Most Holy God.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:23

• Cherubim
• Olive
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Olive Tree
• Leaf
• Oiltree
• Oracle
• Rest
• Solomon
• Architecture
• Ark of the Covenant
• Beauty
• Cherubim (1)

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings