1 Kings 6:18
Context6:18 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
1 Kings 6:29
Context6:29 On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, 2 he carved 3 cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.
1 Kings 6:32
Context6:32 On the two doors made of olive wood he carved 4 cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. 5 He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. 6
1 Kings 6:35
Context6:35 He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.
[6:18] 1 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.”
[6:29] 2 sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.
[6:29] 3 tn Heb “carved engravings of carvings.”
[6:32] 4 tn Heb “carved carvings of.”
[6:32] 5 tn Heb “he plated [with] gold” (the precise object is not stated).
[6:32] 6 tn Heb “and he hammered out the gold on the cherubs and the palm trees.”