33 So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive wood 34 and (A)two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two [a]leaves of the other door turned on pivots. 35 He carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:34 So with Gr; M.T. curtains

33 In the same way, for the entrance to the main hall he made doorframes out of olive wood that were one fourth of the width of the hall. 34 He also made two doors out of juniper wood, each having two leaves that turned in sockets. 35 He carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers on them and overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.

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