And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.
And he carved on them cherubim, and palm-trees, and half-open flowers; and overlaid them with gold fitted on the carved work.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile