1 Kings 6:35

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“He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.”

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BSBPD

“He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 6:35 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 7:26It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
  2. 1 Kings 7:36He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:21the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;
  4. 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.
  5. Psalms 74:6and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
  6. 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.
  7. Ezekiel 40:22Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
  8. Ezekiel 41:18were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:

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

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