1 Kings 6:29

6:29 On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, ¹  he carved ²  cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.

1 Kings 6:32

6:32 On the two doors made of olive wood he carved ³  cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. ⁴  He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. ⁵ 

1 Kings 7:31

7:31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. ⁶  On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. ⁷ 

[6:29]  ¹ sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

[6:29]  ² tn Heb “carved engravings of carvings.”

[6:32]  ³ tn Heb “carved carvings of.”

[6:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “he plated [with] gold” (the precise object is not stated).

[6:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he hammered out the gold on the cherubs and the palm trees.”

[7:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”