1 Kings 7:36

Then carved he, upon the plates of the tenons thereof, and upon the side-walls thereof, cherubim, lions, and palm-trees,—according to the open space of each with a wreath round about.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.

In Context

35And, in the top of the stand, half a cubit in height, was a circular piece round about,—and, on the top of the stand, the tenons thereof, and, the side-walls thereof, were of the same.

37Thus, made he the ten stands,—one mould, one measure, one shape, had they, all.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:29And, all the walls of the house round about, carved he with figures of cherubim, and palm-trees, and festoons of flowers,—within and without.

1 Kings 6:35And he carved cherubim, and palm-trees, and festoons of flowers, and overlaid them with gold, smoothed out on the carved work.

Ezekiel 40:31and the recesses thereof reached unto the outer court, with palm-trees, against the projections thereof, and eight steps were the ascents thereof.

Ezekiel 41:18And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees,—with a palm-tree between cherub and cherub, and two faces had each cherub;

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:14-48

13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars:… Read the whole commentary →

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