1 Kings 6:29-32

6:29 On all the walls around the temple, inside and out,¹ he carved² cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom. 6:30 He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out.³ 6:31 He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided.⁴ 6:32 On the two doors made of olive wood he carved⁵ cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold.⁶ He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold.⁷

1 Kings 7:36

7:36 He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room,⁸ with wreaths⁹ all around.

1 Kings 7:2

7:2 He named¹⁰ it “The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”;¹¹ it was 150 feet¹² long, 75 feet¹³ wide, and 45 feet¹⁴ high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

1 Kings 3:7

3:7 Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.¹⁵

¹sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

²tn Heb “carved engravings of carvings.”

³sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

⁴tn Heb “the pillar, doorposts, a fifth part” (the precise meaning of this description is uncertain).

⁵tn Heb “carved carvings of.”

⁶tn Heb “he plated [with] gold” (the precise object is not stated).

⁷tn Heb “and he hammered out the gold on the cherubs and the palm trees.”

⁸tn Heb “according to the space of each.”

⁹tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

¹⁰tn Heb “he built.”

¹¹sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.

¹²tn Heb “one hundred cubits.”

¹³tn Heb “fifty cubits.”

¹⁴tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

¹⁵tn Heb “and I do not know going out or coming in.”