New English Translation
1 Kings 6:32
32On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold.
1 Kings 6:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)And on the two olive-wood doors he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
Context of 1 Kings 6:32
30He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out. 31He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided. On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. 33In the same way he made doorposts of olive wood for the entrance to the main hall, only with four-sided pillars. 34He also made two doors out of wood from evergreens; each door had two folding leaves.
Read all of 1 Kings 61 Kings 6:32 word by word
וּשְׁתֵּי֮ דַּלְת֣וֹת עֲצֵי־שֶׁמֶן֒ וְקָלַ֣ע עֲ֠לֵיהֶם מִקְלְע֨וֹת כְּרוּבִ֧ים וְתִמֹר֛וֹת וּפְטוּרֵ֥י צִצִּ֖ים וְצִפָּ֣ה זָהָ֑ב וַיָּ֛רֶד עַל־הַכְּרוּבִ֥ים וְעַל־הַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹת אֶת־הַזָּהָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
- oliveשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
- treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
- and he carvedקָלַעqâla‛ · to carveH7049
- upon them carvingsמִקְלַ֫עַתmiqla‛ath · engravingH4734
- of cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
- and palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
- and openפָּטַרpâţar · to separateH6362
- flowersצִיץtsîyts tsits · flowerH6731
- and overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
- with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and spreadרָדַדrâdad · to subdueH7286
Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:32
Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:32
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32The two doors - i. e., two leaves which met in the middle, as in the Assyrian gate-ways generally. Spread gold - The doors were not simply sheeted with gold, like the floors 1 Kings 6:30, but had the gold hammered to fit the forms of the palms, cherubs, and flowers carved upon them. 1 Kings 6:35. Such hammered metal-work, generally in bronze, has been found in tolerable abundance among the Assyrian remains.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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3531-35. for the entering of the oracle--The door of the most holy place was made of solid olive tree and adorned with figures. The door of the holy place was made of cypress wood, the sides being of olive wood.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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