1 Kings 6:28

28 He overlaid the k'ruvim with gold.

1 Kings 6:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:28

And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
] Which may denote the purity and excellency of angels; or the precious gifts and graces of the Spirit, with which the witnesses of Christ are adorned.

1 Kings 6:28 In-Context

26 The height of the one keruv was seventeen-and-a-half feet, likewise that of the other.

27 He set the k'ruvim in the inner house; the wings of the k'ruvim were stretched out, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other keruv touched the other wall; their wings touched each other in the middle of the house.

28 He overlaid the k'ruvim with gold.

29 All around the walls of the house, both inside the sanctuary and outside it, he carved figures of k'ruvim, palm trees and open flowers.

30 He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, both inside the sanctuary and outside it.