1 Kings 6:28

28 He covered the angels 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 Each was 15 feet high.

27 Solomon put the angels in the inner room of the temple. The wings of the angels extended so that the wing of one of the angels touched the one wall, and the wing of the other touched the other wall. Their remaining wings touched each other in the center of the room.

28 He covered the angels with gold.

29 He carved angels, palm trees, and flowers into the walls all around the inner and outer rooms of the temple.

30 He covered the floor of the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold.