1 Kings 6:32

6:32 On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold.

1 Kings 10:21

10:21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.


tn Heb “carved carvings of.”

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

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

tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”