And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
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Gill's Exposition
And there were narrow windows,.... See Eze 41:16,
and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch; upon the posts that were on each side the porch, north and south;…
See the marginal reference. Eze 41:25 Thick planks - Others render it: leaves in wood (and in Eze 41:26).
Adam Clarke
There were thick planks - The wood, or planks, were thick and strong; for the cherubim and palm trees were carved in relief out of their substance, and unless they had been of considerable thickness,…
Here is, 1. An account of a building that was before the separate place (that is, before the temple), at the end towards the west (Eze 41:12), which is here measured, and compared (Eze 41:13) with the…
Cambridge Bible
The doors of the holy place were carved with cherubs and palm trees just as the walls (Eze 41:41 seq.).
thick planks upon the face The word rendered "thick planks" (-ab) occurs again 1Ki 7:6 in…