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.
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Gill's Exposition
And he built the inner court,.... The court of the priests, Ch2 4:9; so called to distinguish it from the outer court, where the people assembled: this was built
with three rows of hewed stone, and…
Barnes' Notes
The two doors - i. e., two leaves which met in the middle, as in the Assyrian gate-ways generally. Spread gold - The doors were not simply sheeted with gold, like the floors 1Ki 6:30, but had the gold…
Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building.
1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot…
Cambridge Bible
The two doors alsowere] As there is nothing to make the noun here definite, it is better to understand the verb -he made." Render -so he madetwo doors of olive-wood."
and spread gold Better, and made…