Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:35
And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered [them] with gold fitted upon the carved work.
35. and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work ] Here we have a definite statement of what was done, and the same is no doubt meant in 1Ki 6:32. The first verb is that which has been rendered overlaid all through the narrative. So consistency requires the same rendering here. In 2Ch 3:6 we read that precious stones, as well as gold, were used for adorning the walls.
upon the carved work ] This is not a word connected with that so frequently used for ‘carving’ in these verses. So the R.V. has given graven work to mark the variation. There is no doubt that the figures on the doors were cut in the wood and in English ‘graven-work’ refers generally to metal. But see Isa 45:20; Deu 7:5, where graven images appear to have been of wood, and destructible by burning. The description here given appears to mean that the embossed and carved portions of the woodwork were covered with gold, but not the whole surface of the doors.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And he carved [thereon] cherubims, and palm trees, and open flowers,…. As upon the doors of the most holy place, 1Ki 6:32; see Eze 41:25;
and covered [them] with gold, fitted upon the carved work; plates of gold were fitted, as to the dimensions of them, to the cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 6:35 And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered [them] with gold fitted upon the carved work.
Ver. 35. And he carved thereon, &c. ] See on 1Ki 6:29 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: 1Ki 7:26 – with flowers 1Ki 7:36 – graved cherubims 2Ch 3:7 – graved cherubims 2Ch 4:21 – the flowers Psa 74:6 – General Eze 40:16 – palm trees Eze 40:22 – palm trees