1 Kings 6:32

32 So [he made] two doors of olive-wood; and he carved on them carvings of Keruvim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the Keruvim, and on the palm trees.

1 Kings 6:32 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:32

The two doors also [were of] olive tree
The two leaves of the door, as before observed, repeated for the sake of the ornament of them, as follows:

and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims, and palm trees, and open
flowers;
as upon the walls, ( 1 Kings 6:29 ) ;

and overlaid [them] with gold;
the two doors:

and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees;
thin plates of gold.

1 Kings 6:32 In-Context

30 The floor of the house he overlaid with gold, inside and outside.

31 For the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall].

32 So [he made] two doors of olive-wood; and he carved on them carvings of Keruvim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the Keruvim, and on the palm trees.

33 So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part [of the wall];

34 and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.