1 Kings 6:32

32 [On] the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold {by beating} out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images.

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 He overlaid the floor of the house with gold both inside and out.

31 He made doors of olive wood for the doorway of the inner sanctuary, [as well as for] the doorpost of the fifth doorframe.

32 [On] the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold {by beating} out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images.

33 Thus he made doorframes of olive wood on four sides for the doorway of the main hall

34 and two doors of cypress wood; one door [with] two folding panels and the second door [with] two folding panels.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "and he beat out"