King James Version
1 Kings 6:28 in the King James Version says “And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.”
1 Kings 6:28 · KJV
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. they: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“with gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
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