KJV King James Version
The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid [them] with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Kings 6:32
The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid [them] with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
WEB World English Bible
So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim, and on the palm trees.
ASV American Standard Version
So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 6
29 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.
30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall].
32 The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid [them] with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts [of] olive tree, a fourth part [of the wall].
34 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.
35 And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered [them] with gold fitted upon the carved work.
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וּשְׁתֵּי֮H8147 · she.na.yimtwoדַּלְת֣וֹתH1817 · daldoorעֲצֵי־H6086 · etstree: woodשֶׁמֶן֒H8081 · she.menoilוְקָלַ֣עH7049 · qa.lato slingעֲ֠לֵיהֶםH5921 · aluponמִקְלְע֨וֹתH4734 · miq.la.atengravingכְּרוּבִ֧יםH3742 · ke.ruvcherubוְתִמֹר֛וֹתH8561 · tim.rahpalmוּפְטוּרֵ֥יH6362 · pa.tarto separateצִצִּ֖יםH6731 · tsitsflowerוְצִפָּ֣הH6823 · tsa.phahto overlayזָהָ֑בH2091 · za.havgoldוַיָּ֛רֶדH7286 · ra.dadto subdueעַל־H5921 · aluponהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםH3742 · ke.ruvcherubוְעַל־H5921 · aluponהַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹתH8561 · tim.rahpalmאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַזָּהָֽב׃H2091 · za.havgold
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