1 Kings 6:32

What does 1 Kings 6:32 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 6:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

On the olive-wood doors were cut designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, all of them, with the doors, plated with gold.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the two doors <FI>are<Fi> of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And two doors of olive tree: and he carved upon them figures of cherubims, and figures of palm trees, and carvings very much projecting; and he overlaid them with gold: and he covered both the cherubims and the palm trees, and the other things, with gold.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The two doors were of olive-wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, and palm-trees and half-open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm-trees.

Context

v.31And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.

v.32This passage

v.33So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 6:29

    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.

  • 1 Kings 6:18

    And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

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