English Standard Version
1 Kings 6:29
29Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
Context of 1 Kings 6:29
27He put the cherubim in the innermost part of the house. And the wings of the cherubim were spread out so that a wing of one touched the one wall, and a wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; their other wings touched each other in the middle of the house. 28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. 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. 30The floor of the house he overlaid with gold in the inner and outer rooms. 31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided.
Read all of 1 Kings 61 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 26:8The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains shall be the same size.
- 2 Chronicles 3:14And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.
- 2 Chronicles 4:2Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
- Psalms 103:20Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
- Psalms 148:2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
- Ephesians 3:10so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
- Psalms 92:12The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
- 1 Kings 6:18The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen.
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
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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
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