1 Kings 6:29

1 Kings 6:29 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

Context of 1 Kings 6:29

27Solomon put the cherubs in the inside room of the temple. Their wings went from one wall of the temple to the other wall. One cherub's wing touched one wall of the temple. One of the other cherub's wings touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. 28Solomon covered the cherubs with gold. Solomon's workers cut pictures in the wood on the walls of the big hall and the inside room. They were pictures of cherubs, palm trees and flowers. 30They also covered the floors of both the rooms with gold. 31They used olive wood to make doors for the entrance to the Most Holy Place. The doors were fixed to wooden pillars which had five sides.

1 Kings 6:29 word by word

וְאֵת֩ כָּל־קִיר֨וֹת הַבַּ֜יִת מֵסַ֣ב׀ קָלַ֗ע פִּתּוּחֵי֙ מִקְלְעוֹת֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים וְתִֽמֹרֹ֔ת וּפְטוּרֵ֖י צִצִּ֑ים מִלִּפְנִ֖ים וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he carvedקָלַעqâla‛ · to carveH7049
• all the wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• round aboutמֵסַבmêsab mesibbîym mesibbôth · surroundsH4524
• with carvedפִּתּוּחַpittûach pittûach · engravingH6603
• figuresמִקְלַ֫עַתmiqla‛ath · engravingH4734
• of cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• and palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
• and openפָּטַרpâţar · to separateH6362
• flowersצִיץtsîyts tsits · flowerH6731
• withinפְּנִ֫ימָהpenîymâh · withinH6441
• and withoutחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:29

• Exodus 26:8All the curtains must be the same size: 13.5 metres long and 2 metres wide.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14Solomon's workers used blue, purple and red material and good linen to make a special curtain. It had pictures of cherubs on it.
• 2 Chronicles 4:2They used bronze to make a big bath which they called ‘the Sea’. It was in the shape of a circle 4½ metres across. It was 2½ metres deep. It was 14 metres around the outside.
• Psalms 103:20You who are the Lord's angels, you strong angels who do what he tells you to do, praise the Lord!
• Psalms 148:2Praise him, all his angels. Praise him all his armies in heaven.
• Luke 2:13At that moment, a great crowd of angels appeared. They were praising God. They said:
• Ephesians 3:10But now God wants the people of his church to show everyone how wise he is in every way. He wants the spiritual rulers and everything that has authority in the heavens to know this.
• Revelation 5:11Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of many angels. There were thousands and millions of them. They were standing around the throne, with the beings that are alive and the leaders.
• Psalms 92:12Righteous people will do well, like a palm tree that makes new leaves. They will become strong, like a tall cedar tree in Lebanon.
• Revelation 7:9After this, I looked again. I saw a very big crowd of people. There were so many people that nobody could count them. They came from every nation, from every tribe and from every language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing long white clothes and they held branches of palm trees in their hands.
• 1 Kings 6:18The inside of the temple was covered with boards made of cedar wood. The workers cut pictures of fruits and flowers on the wood. The cedar boards completely covered the stone walls, so you could not see any stone.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Palms, cherubs, and flowers - the main decorations of Solomon‘s temple - bear considerable resemblance to the ornamentation of the Assyrians, a circumstance which can scarcely be accidental. Within and without - i. e., both in the inner chamber, or holy of holies, and in the outer one.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. 14-35The focus shifts to the inside of the temple. Although the temple site is not mentioned here, the Chronicler identified it as the former threshing floor of Araunah (1 Chronicles 21:18–25; 2 Chronicles 3:1). This site is traditionally believed to be Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:2). Solomon’s Temple was in the northeastern corner of Jerusalem, now known as the "old city." This is the area now associated with the Dome of the Rock.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:29

• Carving
• Cherubim
• Palm Tree
• Temple

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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