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.
• 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.
• 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 placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. 28He overlaid the cherubim with gold. On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers. 30He also covered the floors of both the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold. 31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors out of olive wood that were one fifth of the width of the sanctuary.

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 eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.
• 2 Chronicles 4:2He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.
• Psalms 103:20Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
• Psalms 148:2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
• Luke 2:13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
• Ephesians 3:10His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
• Revelation 5:11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
• Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
• 1 Kings 6:18The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was to be 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:29

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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