Bible Strands
1 Kings 6:32
The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Solomon’s temple construction, specifically detailing the fabrication of the entrance doors to the inner sanctuary.
The words — קָלַע (ka.La') translates to "he carved," and כְּרוּבִים (ke.ru.Vim) means "cherubim," identifying the action and primary subject of the relief work on the olive wood panels.
The thread — This decorative sequence recurs throughout the temple interior, matching the carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers described in 1 Kings 6:29 and the floral cedar paneling of 1 Kings 6:18.
Why it lands — The passage records the exact materials and labor applied to the sanctuary doors, establishing a documented standard for sacred space decoration that requires no interpretive expansion to state its historical reality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 6:18 The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
- 1 Kings 6:29 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.