1 Kings 6 · Verse 35

1 Kings 6:35

And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
1 Kings 6:35, King James Version

1 Kings 6:35 in other translations

BSBHe carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
WEBHe carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
ASVAnd he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
YLTAnd he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.
DARBYAnd he carved on them cherubim, and palm-trees, and half-open flowers; and overlaid them with gold fitted on the carved work.
BBEThese were ornamented with designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, plated over with gold.
WebsterAnd he carved thereon cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers; and covered them with gold, fitted upon the carved work.

What does 1 Kings 6:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:31-35

31-35. for the entering of the oracle--The door of the most holy place was made of solid olive tree and adorned with figures. The door of the holy place was made of cypress wood, the sides being of olive wood.

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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 6:35 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.

וְקָלַ֤עve.ka.La'and he carvedH7049
כְּרוּבִים֙ke.ru.VimcherubimH3742
וְתִ֣מֹר֔וֹתve.Ti.mo.Rotand palm treesH8561
וּפְטֻרֵ֖יu.fe.tu.Reiand spread out [things] ofH6362
צִצִּ֑יםtzi.TzimflowersH6731
וְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.Pahand he overlaidH6823
זָהָ֔בza.HavgoldH2091
מְיֻשָּׁ֖רme.yu.Sharmade smoothH3474
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמְּחֻקֶּֽה\׃ha.me.chu.Kehthe carved [work]H2707

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

Context

  • 1 Kings 6:34

    And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

  • 1 Kings 6:35

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

  • 1 Kings 6:36

    And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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1 Kings 6:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y entalló en ellas querubines y palmas y botones de flores, y cubriólas de oro ajustado á las entalladuras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il sculpta dessus des chérubins et des palmiers, et des fleurs entrouvertes, et recouvrit le tout avec de l’or appliqué sur la sculpture.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er schnitzte Cherubim und Palmen und aufbrechende Blumen ein und überzog sie mit Gold, geschlichtet über das Eingegrabene.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et sculpsit cherubim, et palmas, et cælaturas valde eminentes: operuitque omnia laminis aureis opere quadro ad regulam.