1 Kings 6:23

1 Kings 6:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
• New International Version (NIV)For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim out of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

Context of 1 Kings 6:23

21So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the inner sanctuary; and he overlaid it with gold. 22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold. And within the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the outmost part of the one wing to the outmost part of the other were ten cubits. 25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.

1 Kings 6:23 word by word

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדְּבִ֔יר שְׁנֵ֥י כְרוּבִ֖ים עֲצֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן עֶ֥שֶׂר אַמּ֖וֹת קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• sanctuaryדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• cherubimכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• oliveשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• highקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:23

• Genesis 3:24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life.
• Exodus 25:18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
• Exodus 37:7And he made two cherubim of gold, beaten out of one piece he made them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
• 2 Chronicles 3:10And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
• Psalms 18:10And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: yea, he flew upon the wings of the wind.
• Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.
• Isaiah 37:16O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
• Ezekiel 10:2And he spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thy hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he entered in my sight.
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall inherit salvation?
• 1 Peter 1:12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they ministered the things, which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you with the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Two cherubims - The pattern of the tabernacle was followed (marginal reference), but without servile imitation. The original cherubs were entirely of gold. These, being so much larger, were of wood, merely overlaid with a golden plating. The arrangement of the wings, and the direction of the faces, seem also to have been different. Moses‘ cherubim “covered with their wings over the mercy seat;” Solomon‘s stretched out theirs to the full 1 Kings 6:27, so…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. 23-28In the inner sanctuary were two cherubim (see study note on 1 Chronicles 28:18) made of olive wood and covered with gold. They stood like guards facing the door (2 Chronicles 3:13), and their wings together stretched from wall to wall. Along with the two smaller cherubim facing each other on top of the ark (Exodus 25:17–21), they represented the powerful presence of the Most Holy God.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:23

• Cherubim
• Olive
• Temple

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• Olive Tree
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• Oracle
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• Architecture
• Ark of the Covenant
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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