1 sn That is, the cherubim.
2 tn Many interpreters assume that the human face of each cherub was the one that looked forward.
3 sn The three alcoves are parallel to the city gates found at Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer.
5 tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).
7 sn Decorative palm trees were also a part of Solomon’s temple (1 Kgs 6:29, 32, 35).