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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/1_kings/6.htm">New International Version</a> On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. <a href="/esv/1_kings/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he carved all the surrounding walls of the house with engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, for the inner and outer sanctuaries. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inner and outer sanctuaries. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inner and outer sanctuaries. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, from within the inner and outer sanctuaries. <a href="/amp/1_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He carved all the walls of the house all around with carved engravings of cherubim, palm-shaped decorations, and open flowers, [both] the inner and the outer sanctuaries. <a href="/csb/1_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He carved all the surrounding temple walls with carved engravings—cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms—in the inner and outer sanctuaries. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He carved all the surrounding temple walls with carved engravings—cherubim, palm trees and flower blossoms—in both the inner and outer sanctuaries. <a href="/asv/1_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without. <a href="/cev/1_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The walls of the two rooms were decorated with carvings of palm trees, flowers, and winged creatures. <a href="/erv/1_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He carved angels, palm trees, and flowers into the walls all around the inner and outer rooms of the temple. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> The walls of the main room and of the inner room were all decorated with carved figures of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers. <a href="/isv/1_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Solomon also inlaid all the inner walls of the Temple—both the inner and outer sanctuaries—with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and blooming flowers. <a href="/msb/1_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. <a href="/net/1_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a> On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers, within and without. <a href="/web/1_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a> He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he has carved all around the walls of the house with engravings of carvings, cherubim, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, inside and outside. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/1_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all the walls of the house round about he carved with engravings of cherubims and palm trees and opening flower-buds from within and to without.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And all the walls of the temple round about he carved with divers figures and carvings: and he made in them cherubims and palm trees, and divers representations, as it were standing out, and coming forth from the wall. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And all the walls of the temple all around he engraved with diverse carvings and turnings. And he made in them cherubim, and palm trees, and various images, as if these were projecting out, and going forth from, the wall. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a> The walls of the house on all sides of both the inner and the outer rooms had carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He carved the walls of the house all around about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he carved all the walls of the house round about with ornaments; and he fashioned carved ornaments and cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And for all the walls of the house he made revolving ornaments and he carved ornaments and Cherubim and palm trees and lilies from within and from outside.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without. <a href="/sep/1_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> He graved all the walls of the house round about with the graving of cherubs, and he sculptured palm trees within and without the house. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/6-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2213" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">The Cherubim</a> …28He also overlaid the cherubim with gold. 29<a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7049.htm" title="7049: qā·la‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To sling, hurl forth. A primitive root: to sling: also to carve.">Then he carved</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: qî·rō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4524.htm" title="4524: mê·saḇ (Adv) -- That which surrounds or is round. Plural masculine mcibbiym; or feminine mcibbowth; from cabab; a divan; abstractly around.">around</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the temple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lip̄·nîm (Prep-m, Prep-l:: Adv) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in both the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/2435.htm" title="2435: wə·la·ḥî·ṣō·wn (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Outer, external. From chayits; properly, the wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular.">and outer sanctuaries,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4734.htm" title="4734: miq·lə·‘ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Carving. From qala'; a sculpture.">with carved</a> <a href="/hebrew/6603.htm" title="6603: pit·tū·ḥê (N-mpc) -- An engraving. Or pittuach">engravings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm" title="3742: kə·rū·ḇîm (N-mp) -- Probably an order of angelic beings. An angelic being.">of cherubim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8561.htm" title="8561: wə·ṯi·mō·rōṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Palm (tree) figure. (plural o or timmorah; from the same root as tamar; A palm-like pilaster.">palm trees,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6362.htm" title="6362: ū·p̄ə·ṭū·rê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- To separate, remove, set free. A primitive root; to cleave or burst through, i.e. to emit, whether literal or figurative.">and open</a> <a href="/hebrew/6731.htm" title="6731: ṣiṣ·ṣîm (N-mp) -- Or tsits; from tsuwts; properly, glistening, i.e. A burnished plate; also a flower; a wing.">flowers.</a> 30And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1</a> “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. <a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">Exodus 36:8</a> All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5-7</a> He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. / He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. <a href="/ezekiel/41-18.htm">Ezekiel 41:18-20</a> were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces: / the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion was toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved all the way around the temple. / Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance. <a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18-20</a> Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, / one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. / And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a> So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life. <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a> And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6-8</a> Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. <a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Revelation 7:11</a> And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, <a href="/revelation/19-4.htm">Revelation 19:4</a> And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!” <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2-3</a> Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” <a href="/hebrews/9-5.htm">Hebrews 9:5</a> Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth <a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Psalm 99:1</a> The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake! <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Ezekiel 10:1-22</a> And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire. / And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in. / Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.carved figure<a href="/exodus/26-8.htm">Exodus 26:8</a> The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.<a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">2 Chronicles 3:14</a> And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.<a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">2 Chronicles 4:2-5</a> Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about… <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-15</a> The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon… <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a> After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;open flowers [heb] openings of flowers<a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18,32</a> And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Carvings</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-28.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/exodus/39-30.htm">Engravings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm">Figures</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/joshua/18-20.htm">Forms</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Half-Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Ornamented</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-6.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Palm-Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-6.htm">Round</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Sanctuaries</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-28.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Carvings</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Engravings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-3.htm">Figures</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/psalms/33-15.htm">Forms</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Half-Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Ornamented</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Palm-Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Sanctuaries</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 6</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">The building of Solomon's temple</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">The chambers thereof</a> 11. <a href="/1_kings/6-11.htm">God's promise unto it</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">The ceiling and adorning of it</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">The cherubim</a> 31. <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">The doors</a> 36. <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">The court</a> 37. <a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">The time of building it</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of carving the walls indicates the care and artistry involved in creating a space worthy of divine worship. This reflects the importance of beauty and craftsmanship in worship settings, as seen in the detailed instructions for the Tabernacle in Exodus. The temple's walls being carved all around suggests a comprehensive dedication to glorifying God, emphasizing that every aspect of the temple was to reflect His holiness.in both the inner and outer sanctuaries The temple was divided into different sections, with the inner sanctuary, or the Holy of Holies, being the most sacred space where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. The outer sanctuary, or the Holy Place, was where priests performed daily rituals. The distinction between these areas highlights the concept of holiness and the separation between God and humanity, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. The inclusion of carvings in both sanctuaries signifies that all parts of the temple, regardless of their level of sanctity, were to be adorned for God's glory.with carved engravings of cherubim Cherubim are often associated with the presence and protection of God, first mentioned in <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a> as guardians of the Garden of Eden. In the temple, they symbolize the divine presence and serve as a reminder of God's holiness and the need for reverence. The presence of cherubim in the temple's design connects to their role in the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant, where they were depicted as covering the mercy seat, indicating God's throne and His dwelling among His people.palm trees Palm trees are symbols of victory, peace, and eternal life in biblical literature. They were used in the Feast of Tabernacles (<a href="/leviticus/23-40.htm">Leviticus 23:40</a>) and are associated with triumph, as seen in the waving of palm branches during Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem (<a href="/john/12-13.htm">John 12:13</a>). Their inclusion in the temple's carvings may represent the peace and prosperity that Solomon's reign brought to Israel, as well as the eternal nature of God's kingdom.and open flowers Open flowers in the temple's carvings could symbolize beauty, life, and the flourishing of creation under God's care. Flowers are often used in Scripture to depict the transient nature of human life (<a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>), but in the context of the temple, they may represent the beauty and permanence of God's creation and His eternal covenant with Israel. The use of floral motifs in sacred spaces underscores the idea that all creation is a testament to God's glory and creativity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who was responsible for building the temple in Jerusalem. His reign is marked by wisdom and prosperity, and the construction of the temple is one of his most significant achievements. 2. <a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a> The holy place constructed by Solomon as a permanent dwelling for the Ark of the Covenant and a central place of worship for the Israelites. It symbolizes God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a> Angelic beings often associated with the presence of God. In the temple, they symbolize divine protection and the holiness of God. 4. <a href="/topical/p/palm_trees.htm">Palm Trees</a> These are often symbols of victory and peace in the Bible. Their inclusion in the temple's design may represent the peace and prosperity of Solomon's reign. 5. <a href="/topical/o/open_flowers.htm">Open Flowers</a> These likely symbolize beauty and life, reflecting the glory and creativity of God in the temple's design.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_worship.htm">Symbolism in Worship</a> The use of cherubim, palm trees, and flowers in the temple's design teaches us about the importance of symbolism in worship. These symbols remind us of God's holiness, victory, and beauty. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a> The carvings of cherubim emphasize the reality of God's presence among His people. We are reminded that God is with us, and our worship spaces should reflect His holiness. <a href="/topical/b/beauty_in_worship.htm">Beauty in Worship</a> The inclusion of open flowers in the temple's design highlights the importance of beauty in worship. Our worship should reflect the beauty and creativity of God. <a href="/topical/p/peace_and_prosperity.htm">Peace and Prosperity</a> The palm trees symbolize peace and prosperity, reminding us that true peace comes from God. We should seek His peace in our lives and communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 6</a> <a href="/q/does_song_7_7-8_imagery_suggest_syncretism.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7–8 – Does the imagery of a palm tree and clustered fruit borrow from neighboring fertility cults, raising concerns about syncretism or idolatry? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_41_with_1_kings_6.htm">How can Ezekiel 41’s instructions be reconciled with the different layout presented for Solomon’s Temple in 1 Kings 6? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_cherubim_in_religion.htm">What are cherubim in religious or mythological contexts?</a> <a href="/q/purpose_of_second_council_of_nicea.htm">What was the purpose of the Second Council of Nicea?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) And he carved.--If we take this literally, we must suppose that this carving of the cherubim and the palm-trees, in addition to the general decoration of the "gourds and open flowers," was spread over all the "walls of the house." Otherwise we might have supposed it confined to the Oracle "within," and to the partition "without," which would seem more appropriate, as the cherubim belonged especially to the Oracle.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims [lit. openings, i.e., gravings or indentations of cherubim, פִּתּוּחִים is used of gravings in stone, <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Exodus 28:11</a>; <a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Exodus 39:6</a>: in metal, 28:36; 39:30] and palm trees and open flowers [The open flowers may well have been lilies (<a href="/1_kings/7-19.htm">1 Kings 7:19, 22, 26</a>). It is uncertain whether there were one or more rows of cherubim and palms. Keil, arguing from the analogy of Egyptian temples, contends for two or three rows, but it is doubtful how far the Israelites, notwithstanding their new and intimate relations with the country, would take Egypt and its idolatrous shrines for a model. <a href="/ezekiel/41-18.htm">Ezekiel 41:18</a> tends to show that the palm trees alternated with the cherubs. The cherubim may have had two faces, such as he describes (ver. 19), the face of a man on the one side, and the face of a young lion on the other side; but if so, they must have differed in form from those of the oracle. Possibly the open flowers formed a border, or were sculptured in festoons, above, and the gourds (or buds) formed a border below (as in the Kouyunjik slab). But as to this the text is silent. But while we are ignorant of the precise form and of the arrangement of these ornamental carvings, we are not wholly in the dark as to their symbolism. For everything in the temple, we may be sure, had a meaning. Let us inquire, then, into the significance of the cherubim, the palms and the flowers. 1. The Cherubim have been regarded by some as symbols of the invisible Godhead, by others as "representations of the heavenly spirits which surround the Lord of glory and set forth psychical life at its highest stage" (Keil); but it seems best to view them as symbols of all animal life, including the highest and perhaps not excluding the thought of Him who is the source and spring of life, the Anima animantium (cf. ch. 12:28). Hence they are spoken of as הַחַיּות (<a href="/ezekiel/1-5.htm">Ezekiel 1:5, 13, 15</a>, etc.) "the living things" (compare τὰ ζῶα, <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6, 8, 9</a>), and even as הַחַיָּה "the life" (<a href="/ezekiel/10-14.htm">Ezekiel 10:14, 15</a>, etc.) The cherubim consequently speak of the great animal kingdom before its Creator. "Creaturely being reaches its highest degree in those which have an anima, and among these, the lion, the bull, the eagle, and the man are the highest and most complete" (Bahr). These shapes, accordingly, were not inappropriate or unmeaning in a temple raised by the creature to the glory of the Creator. 2. Just as the cherubim speak of animal, so do the Palms of vegetable life. They are "the princes of the vegetable kingdom" (Linnaeus) "Amongst trees there is none so lofty and towering, none which has such a fair majestic growth, which is so evergreen, and which affords so grateful a shade and such noble fruits - fruits which are said to be the food of the blessed in paradise - as the palm" (Bahr), who also adds that it is said to have as many excellent properties as there are days in the year, and cites Humboldt as designating it the "noblest of plants forms to which the nations have always accorded the meed of beauty." Judaea, he further remarks, is the fatherland of the palm, so much so that the palm in later days became the symbol of Palestine (as on the well known coin with the legend Judaea capta). The palms, therefore, tell of the vegetable world, and of Him who fashioned its noble and graceful forms. 3. And very similar was the testimony of the Flowers. "Flowers and bloom have been, from ancient times to our own, the usual symbols of lifefulness .... So then by the flower work, as well as by the cherubim and the palm trees, was the dwelling of Jehovah, which was adorned therewith, designated as an abode of life" (Bahr). On the earthly dwelling place of the Eternal, that is to say, were everywhere pourtrayed the various tokens of His Almighty power and goodness. And the significance of each is the same. "Thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are, and were created." They were graved] within and without. [These words, here and in ver. 30, are generally taken to mean "in the oracle and in the house." But it is worthy of consideration whether they do not rather signify, "in the house and in the porch." The latter was overlaid with gold (<a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a>). It is doubtful whether לַחִיצון on the outside, can be applied to any part of the interior, and here its application would be to the oracle (Thenius)]. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/6-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then he carved קָלַ֗ע (qā·la‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7049.htm">Strong's 7049: </a> To sling, hurl forth the walls קִיר֨וֹת (qî·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> A wall all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every around מֵסַ֣ב ׀ (mê·saḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4524.htm">Strong's 4524: </a> That which surrounds or is round the temple, הַבַּ֜יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house in both the inner מִלִּפְנִ֖ים (mil·lip̄·nîm) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and outer sanctuaries, וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ (wə·la·ḥî·ṣō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2435.htm">Strong's 2435: </a> The, wall side, exterior, secular with carved מִקְלְעוֹת֙ (miq·lə·‘ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4734.htm">Strong's 4734: </a> A sculpture engravings פִּתּוּחֵי֙ (pit·tū·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6603.htm">Strong's 6603: </a> An engraving of cherubim, כְּרוּבִ֣ים (kə·rū·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> Probably an order of angelic beings palm trees, וְתִֽמֹרֹ֔ת (wə·ṯi·mō·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8561.htm">Strong's 8561: </a> A palm-like pilaster and open וּפְטוּרֵ֖י (ū·p̄ə·ṭū·rê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6358.htm">Strong's 6358: </a> Opened, a bud flowers. צִצִּ֑ים (ṣiṣ·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6731.htm">Strong's 6731: </a> Glistening, a burnished plate, a flower, a wing <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 6:29 He carved all the walls (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/6-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 6:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 6:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>