King James Version
1 Kings 6:35 in the King James Version says “And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.”
1 Kings 6:35 · KJV
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. a fourth: or, foursquare
And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he carved”
H7049to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
“flowers”
H6731properly, glistening, i.e., a burnished plate; a wing (as gleaming in the air)
“them with gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“fitted”
H3474to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon the carved work”
H2707to carve; by implication, to delineate; also to entrench
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