1 Kings 6 · Verse 28

1 Kings 6:28

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
1 Kings 6:28, King James Version

1 Kings 6:28 in other translations

BSBHe also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
WEBHe overlaid the cherubim with gold.
ASVAnd he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
YLTand he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,
DARBYAnd he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
BBEThese winged ones were plated over with gold.
WebsterAnd he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

What does 1 Kings 6:28 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 6:15-38

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…

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1 Kings 6:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְצַ֥ףvay.Tzafand he overlaidH6823
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubimH3742
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavgoldH2091

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 1 Kings 6:27

    And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

  • 1 Kings 6:28

    And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

  • 1 Kings 6:29

    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.

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1 Kings 6:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vistió de oro los querubines.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il recouvrit d’or les chérubins.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er überzog die Cherubim mit Gold.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Texit quoque cherubim auro.