Bible Strands
1 Kings 6:28
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes Solomon’s builders during the temple’s consecration phase, immediately after positioning the winged figures in the innermost room.
The words — וַיְצַף (va-yetzaf) translates literally as “and he overlaid,” paired with זָהָב (zahav), meaning “gold.”
The thread — This action continues the sanctuary furnishing sequence in 1 Kings 6:23–28 and echoes the tabernacle instructions in Exodus 25:18–20.
Why it lands — The text records a physical covering of sacred imagery with precious metal, demanding the reader note the deliberate material preparation of the holy space.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.