Ezekiel 41:18

Ezekiel 41:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
• New International Version (NIV)were carved cherubim and palm trees. Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces:
• English Standard Version (ESV)It was carved of cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces:
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Each cherub had two faces,

Context of Ezekiel 41:18

16were all paneled with wood, as were the frames of the recessed windows. The inner walls of the Temple were paneled with wood above and below the windows. 17The space above the door leading into the inner room, and its walls inside and out, were also paneled. All the walls were decorated with carvings of cherubim, each with two faces, and there was a carving of a palm tree between each of the cherubim. 19One face—that of a man—looked toward the palm tree on one side. The other face—that of a young lion—looked toward the palm tree on the other side. The figures were carved all along the inside of the Temple, 20from the floor to the top of the walls, including the outer wall of the sanctuary.

Ezekiel 41:18 word by word

וְעָשׂ֥וּי כְּרוּבִ֖ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֑ים וְתִֽמֹרָה֙ בֵּין־כְּר֣וּב לִכְר֔וּב וּשְׁנַ֥יִם פָּנִ֖ים לַכְּרֽוּב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• with cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• and palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
• had twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Ezekiel 41:18

• 1 Kings 6:29He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
• 1 Kings 7:36Carvings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees decorated the panels and corner supports wherever there was room, and there were wreaths all around.
• 2 Chronicles 3:7He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.
• Ezekiel 40:16There were recessed windows that narrowed inward through the walls of the guard alcoves and their dividing walls. There were also windows in the entry room. The surfaces of the dividing walls were decorated with carved palm trees.
• Revelation 7:9After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.
• Ezekiel 1:10Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back.
• Ezekiel 10:14Each of the four cherubim had four faces: the first was the face of an ox, the second was a human face, the third was the face of a lion, and the fourth was the face of an eagle.
• Revelation 4:7The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 41:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18A palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub - That is, the palm trees and the cherubs were alternated; and each cherub had two faces, one of a lion and the other of a man; one of which was turned to the palm tree on the right, the other to the palm tree on the left.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18On the symbolism of the “cherubim” see Ezekiel 1:1 note … Every cherub had two faces - Not as in Exodus 26:1; Exodus 36:8 were no doubt like the cherubim over the ark, of which we have no reason to suppose that each had “two faces.” The symbolic character here admitted of the deviation.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-20The temple building was covered with wooden panels. The walls were decorated with carvings of palm trees and cherubim. The cherubim were like those Ezekiel saw in his earlier visions of judgment (see Ezekiel 1:5–12; 10:2–14). In those visions, the cherubim had four faces. However, the carved images in the temple had only two faces. One face was a lion, the greatest of the wild animals. The other was a human, the highest part of God’s created order…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. tabernacle--As in the measurement of the outer porch he had pointed to Solomon's temple, so here in the edifice itself, he points to the old tabernacle, which being eight boards in breadth (each one and a half cubits broad) would make in all twelve cubits, as here. On the interior it was only ten cubits.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 41:18

• Cherubim
• Palm Tree

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 41

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings