1 Kings 6:18

6:18 The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible.

1 Kings 6:29

6:29 On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.


tn Heb “Cedar was inside the temple, carvings of gourds (i.e., gourd-shaped ornaments) and opened flowers; the whole was cedar, no stone was seen.”

sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

tn Heb “carved engravings of carvings.”