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Psalms 74:6 Cross-References
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“But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.”
Psalms 74:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 74:6
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers—The Hebrew pittûḥîm (פִּתּוּחִים) refers to the intricate engravings and wood carvings that adorned Solomon's temple (1 Kings 6:29, 32). The brutal imagery of kappîsh (כַּפִּישׁ, axes) and kêlappôth (כֵּילַפֹּת, hammers) smashing these sacred works portrays the Babylonian desecration in 586 BC with visceral force. What took seven years of skilled craftsmanship to create (1 Kings 6:38) was destroyed at once (יַחְדָּו, yaḥdāw—together, suddenly).This verse marks the transition from remembering God's mighty acts (vv. 1-...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 74:6
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“carved with buds and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.”
“And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.”
“inside and outside.”
“and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim”