1 Kings 6:28

28 and he overlayeth the cherubs 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 cherub [is] ten by the cubit, and so [is] the second cherub;

27 and he setteth the cherubs in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and a wing of the one cometh against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings [are] unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;

28 and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

29 and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without.

30 And the floor of the house he hath overlaid with gold, within and without;