1 Kings 6:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.”

What this verse means

Read 1 Kings 6:32 in the flow of 1 Kings6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Kings6 to see the surrounding context.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the two doors <FI>are<Fi> of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 6:32 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 6:18The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
  2. 1 Kings 6:29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:22the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of purest gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.
  4. Ezekiel 40:16The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring