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30 He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out.[a] 31 He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided.[b] 32 On the two doors made of olive wood he carved[c] cherubim, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold.[d] He plated the cherubim and the palm trees with hammered gold.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:30 sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.
  2. 1 Kings 6:31 tn Heb “the pillar, doorposts, a fifth part” (the precise meaning of this description is uncertain).
  3. 1 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “carved carvings of.”
  4. 1 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “he plated [with] gold” (the precise object is not stated).
  5. 1 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “and he hammered out the gold on the cherubim and the palm trees.”